The Pegasus gives the perfect balance for dynamic range requirements what one would need in real-life situations (the broadcast canons) versus affordability. This sometimes makes you wonder why anyone would need that $5000 radio with the impressive dynamic range numbers on paper – As long as you don’t have a radio ham as a neighbor, it is unlikely the average ham would ever need such dynamic range performance. You still can pick out that weak station even in the presence of such big guns. But even without the attenuator activated, the Pegasus works flawless. I tested this latter issue in the shortwave broadcast bands in the evening, where most stations push the needle past the +50dB mark. Excellent AGC function, great sensitivity even on 10 meter and not the slightest problems with overloading. The receiver as a whole is very impressive. This radio allows that, which makes it the perfect radio for the digital modes. Because there are so many different modes requiring different filters and carrier points, it is important that for the SSB mode (where most modern digital modes need to be operated) any filter and carrier point can be selected. Especially if you like digital modes (like I do) this is a real pain. Most competing radios are so "intelligent" that the "right" filter is selected for a particular mode. Any filter can be used in any mode, and any carrier point (sometimes called "IF shift") can be chosen. There is a whole host of filters for the user, from a narrow CW filter to an 8kHz AM filter. How does it perform? well – that is the real reason why I write this review. The absence of an internal PSU makes the radio very light, not in the least because the whole frame is aluminum, with the exception of the rear apron and the case which is sheet metal for improved rigidity. It runs from an external 13.8V DC power supply. The input and output ports make a rigid impression on both the front panel as well as the rear apron, no flimsyness on this radio. Inside looks very clean and everything is easy to reach in the unlikely event that servicing would be needed. Or your $3000 quad-processor super-duper PC, whichever you prefer. An old $25 laptop running Win98 bought at a flea market can do all these functions. Nice thing about this remote-control concept is that there are no physical controls that can go bad: No scratchy pots, no frequency dial that suddenly starts skipping steps, do display that suddenly starts to develop problems with the LCD.
Ten tec pegasus specs Pc#
I also tested it with one of those low-cost USB to RS232 converters which works perfect as well, in case your PC has no RS232 ports. It is very intuitive and user-friendly I never had to open the manual.
Ten tec pegasus specs windows#
The GUI runs on all versions of Windows that I know of, from Win98 all the way to Windows 7.
![ten tec pegasus specs ten tec pegasus specs](https://qrznow.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Ten_Tec_2013_0731_004__30553.1405448127.1280.1280.jpg)
It connects via an RS232 port to a PC, on which a TenTec provided GUI (graphic user interface) offers all the controls to the user, as well as frequency readout and the like. The radio has no physical controls other than the ON-OFF switch. The entire IF processing is done by a fast Analog Devices digital signal processor, for both the receiver as well as the transmitter.
![ten tec pegasus specs ten tec pegasus specs](https://www.tentec.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/TT-516-417x204.jpg)
![ten tec pegasus specs ten tec pegasus specs](https://rigreference.com/storage/uploads/rigs/40/3335/kenwood-r-1000-rear.jpg)
And a very positive surprise after my not so good experiences with a Paragon that I once owned many years ago.Īfter a long search I finally was able to buy the Pegasus (they are very hard to find on the used market due to their cult status).įor those of you who don't know this radio, it basically is a software-defined radio. This is quite a remarkable radio from the boys from Tennessee.