Why would you need to run it thru the sound card if you wanted to write some
DSP software ? I would assume that you would bring it into the DSP. Must
be some point I am missing.
How many hams even know what a DSP really is and would be capable of writing
the software anyway !
-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Wooldridge <kc0dxf@yahoo.com>
To: Terry Gaiser <w6ru@lightspeed.net>
Cc: tentec@contesting.com <tentec@contesting.com>
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
Date: Wednesday, September 08, 1999 4:40 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Pegasus
>
>All,
>
>I think this would be the way to go. Running the
>audio through the computer's sound card gives you a
>lot of options. You could write some DSP software to
>further inhance the audio output if you were so
>inclined. You could also just use all the audio
>mixing software that is available for you PC, that
>alone should give you a lot of flexability.
>
>Has any Pegasus owner attempted this (running the
>audio through the computer sound card)?
>
>--- Terry Gaiser <w6ru@lightspeed.net> wrote:
>> Bob,
>> There is a "line" output jack on the Pegasus for
>> connecting to the PC sound
>> card ... TenTec even furnished the audio cable for
>> connecting it.
>> Terry W6RU
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Robert Wooldridge <kc0dxf@yahoo.com>
>> To: Terry Gaiser <w6ru@lightspeed.net>;
>> <tentec@contesting.com>
>> Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 1999 6:03 AM
>> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Pegasus
>>
>>
>> > Terry,
>> >
>> > You are the second person to report no external
>> > speaker jack. Is there not a way to run the audio
>> > into your computer's sound card?
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > --- Terry Gaiser <w6ru@lightspeed.net> wrote:
>> > > I am surprised that so little has been posted to
>> the
>> > > ref regarding this new radio. Because of that I
>> will
>> > > give my 2 cents worth...
>> > >
>> > > When the radio arrived nearly 2 weeks ago I was
>> NOT
>> > > going to even look at the manual but TenTec had
>> a
>> > > one sheet tucked inside the cover of the manual
>> > > warning you to NOT do ANYTHING before you read
>> pages
>> > > vii through page 4 first. So I read those pages
>> > > which were to familiarize yourself with the
>> hookup
>> > > and loading of the software. I DID NOT read any
>> > > further ... I wanted to see how good this radio
>> &
>> > > software were for intuitive use. I found it not
>> > > necessary to refer to the manual any further.
>> > >
>> > > The receiver in this radio is GREAT !!! One of
>> the
>> > > best sounding radios I have had in my shack. I
>> > > really like and use a lot the passband tuning
>> > > control for a tone control of the received
>> audio.
>> > > Selectivity looks good. The AM broadcast
>> stations I
>> > > like sound very HIFI also.
>> > >
>> > > Wanting a strictly "computer" controlled radio I
>> did
>> > > not opt for the tuning control. I find it very
>> > > natural to use the mouse to tune the radio ...
>> until
>> > > I tried to work split. When split and wanting to
>> > > check the XMIT frequency and holding down the
>> REV
>> > > button to hear the XMIT frequency I found myself
>> not
>> > > being able to adjust the XMIT freq. A phone call
>> to
>> > > Scott at TenTec and I found out that the up/down
>> > > keyboard buttons will adjust the tuning. SLICK !
>> I
>> > > then tried the left/right arrows and found that
>> > > those adjust the tuning step size.
>> > >
>> > > After some QSO's on 75 and 40 in which I got
>> great
>> > > reports I went to 20 meters and got a distorted
>> > > audio report from a friend who has a good ear.
>> To
>> > > make a short story shorter, my radio was
>> overnighted
>> > > to TenTec last week for a regulator repair and
>> they
>> > > OVERNIGHTED it back to me ! What nice treatment.
>> The
>> > > radio is working fine now on all bands. I have
>> not
>> > > used it on CW as yet.
>> > >
>> > > Now for a couple negatives ... NO external
>> speaker
>> > > connection AND you cannot use the spare jack on
>> the
>> > > back of the radio. For whatever reason
>> (schematics
>> > > not available yet) both speaker leads have to be
>> > > floating above chassis ground ! I ran a pigtail
>> > > through a slot in the bottom of the radio for my
>> RCA
>> > > 12 inch monitor speaker ... what great sound.
>> > >
>> > > I have a small gripe that I am sure will be
>> taken
>> > > care of in software revisions .... when
>> switching
>> > > back to a vfo from a memory the filter selection
>> > > stays on the filter selected by the memory and
>> does
>> > > not go back to the previously used filter by the
>> > > VFO. When changing bands the mode is not
>> remembered
>> > > ... from 75 meters LSB I select 20 meters and
>> the
>> > > radio stays in LSB. For now I use VFO A for 75 &
>> 40
>> > > and VFO B on 20 cause it does remember mode from
>> one
>> > > VFO to the other.
>> > >
>> > > I think TenTec has come up with a very
>> progressive
>> > > product that has been released with fewer bugs
>> than
>> > > I expected.
>> > >
>> > > Terry W6RU
>> > >
>> >
>> > ===
>> > -Bob Wooldridge KC0DXF
>> > -Web Mail: kc0dxf@yahoo.com
>> > -Web: http://www.qsl.net/kc0dxf/
>> > -See Also: http://www.anet-stl.com/~mcsg/
>> > -Via HAM radio repeaters in St. Louis: 146.85,
>> 442.10
>> > __________________________________________________
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>> >
>>
>>
>>
>
>===
>-Bob Wooldridge KC0DXF
>-Web Mail: kc0dxf@yahoo.com
>-Web: http://www.qsl.net/kc0dxf/
>-See Also: http://www.anet-stl.com/~mcsg/
>-Via HAM radio repeaters in St. Louis: 146.85, 442.10
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