I am a former Pegasus owner, now running the 706MkIIG from the car, and
there is no comparison.
I thought about putting a laptop on the passenger seat, but then came
strapping the kids to the roof...the Pegasus just didn't let itself to
mobile operating and post-divorce, the car is my shack (lucky it's not my
bedroom sometimes!).
I don't DISLIKE the 706, but the only reason context in which I could
recommend it is as a mobile rig.
Was that more than 2 cents?
Art, KC2G
----- Original Message -----
From: <w4chl@amsat.org>
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, June 20, 2003 9:06 AM
Subject: [TenTec] RE: Pegasus, Jupiter or ICOM 706 MKII G?
> FWIW - we had a loaner Pegasus (and now have a new one) replacing an
> IC-706 as the PARC station HF rig. Our plan is to make this remotely
> accessible, a task that the IC-706 wasn't going to fulfill easily (see URL
> below for details). We found an excellent price on a Pegasus from a post
> in this forum including a base mic and tuner. Sure beats eBay ! We did a
> deal with the local club to allow them to place the IC-706 as part of
> building an HF station at the County EOC.
>
> So, though the IC-706 (and descendants) are nice, hot (literally) mobile
> rigs, we find the Pegasus is VFB indeed as an HF station rig.
>
> Cheers & 73s de Mark W4CHL Phillips MS ARC
> Chapel Hill NC USA http://rtpnet.org/parc
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