[TenTec] New ham looking at Pegasus

[JERRY JUDY]

Jody, I would look at an Omni C or a Corsair or Omni V for a good starting.
You cant beat TenTec for service. I have several tube type rigs, an Icom
751A and an Omni C and the Omni C is my favorite.    KE8NP   Jerry







----- Original Message -----
From: "Jody Levine" <jody at lcl.ca>
To: <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 4:56 PM
Subject: [TenTec] New ham looking at Pegasus


> I'm looking at buying my first HF rig and was leaning toward the Yaesu
> FT920, but I'm intrigued by some of the scattered comments I've been
seeing
> about the TenTec Pegasus. I'm not sure if I'd mind the lack of a
traditional
> control panel (and I can't afford the extra $300 for the Jupiter --
doesn't
> look like it's worth it anyway), or 6metre capability. I'm also really not
> keen on having to mail order, though it sounds like TenTec is a good
outfit
> to deal with. What has really interested me are the reports on how quiet a
> receiver this rig is, and the PC control's advantage in flexibility.
Trouble
> is that I can't seem to find any personal experience with this radio
around
> my local club (Mississauga - near Toronto) so I'm hoping you all can
provide
> some insight on what I might be getting into here!
>
> Is the Pegasus a better radio than the FT-920 or the Kenwood TS-570? Is
that
> a ridiculous question :-) ? What are your likes and dislikes?
>
> Thanks for any help, and 73,
>
> Jody
> ve3ion
>
>
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