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====== Pegasus Model 550 ====== | ====== Pegasus Model 550 ====== | ||
- | ===== Description ===== | ||
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- | ===== Photos ===== | ||
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- | ===== Specifications ===== | + | ===== Description ===== |
+ | PC controlled IF-DSP transceiver covering all 9 HF ham bands plus general coveral receive. 100 watts output at 100% duty cycle. | ||
- | ==== General ==== | + | ===== Reviews ===== |
- | **MODES:** LSB, USB, CW, RTTY (AFSK), FM, AM receive only | + | *[[http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/165|eHam.net]] |
+ | *[[http://www.arrl.org/members-only/prodrev/pdf/pr0002.pdf|ARRL]](Must be ARRL member & logged in to view.) | ||
+ | *[[http://www.arrl.org/members-only/prodrev/pdf/lab/tt550.pdf|ARRL Expanded Report]](Must be ARRL member & logged in to view.) | ||
- | **FREQUENCY RANGE:** Receive - 100 kHz to 30 MHz. Transmit - all ham bands 160-10 meters | ||
- | **DISPLAY:** provided by customer's PC | + | ===== Mods ===== |
+ | *[[550vol|Volume & RF Gain Adjustment Mod]] | ||
- | **DUAL VFOs** with SPLIT mode. | ||
- | **OFFSET TUNING:** +/- 10 kHz receive and transmit | ||
- | **MEMORIES:** limited only by available RAM in PC, virtually any PC will store 1000s of memories | ||
- | **FREQUENCY ACCURACY:** +/-90 Hz at 25 degrees C at 30 MHz for 1 yr | ||
- | **ANTENNA:** 50 ohms unbalanced. | + | ===== Related Links ===== |
- | **POWER REQUIRED:** 1A receive, 20A transmit @ 12-14 VDC | + | *[[/webarchive/550|Archived Ten-Tec Web Page]] |
+ | *[[http://n4py.weebly.com/|N4PY Rig Control Software]] | ||
+ | *[[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TenTec_Pegasus/|Pegasus Yahoo Group]] | ||
+ | *[[pt-11p|Optional Automatic Antenna Tuner]] | ||
+ | *[[http://www.callsignsoftware.com/ |Callsign Software]] - Support for this package can be found [[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CallSignSoftware-Support/ |here]] | ||
+ | *[[http://www.dogparksoftware.com/MacLoggerDX.html| MacLoggerDX]] - Support for this package can be found [[http://two.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/dogparklist| here]] and [[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/macloggerdx/ |here]] | ||
- | **CONSTRUCTION:** 5 epoxy glass PC boards, molded front panel, aluminum chassis, texture painted steel cover | + | ===== Sales Information ===== |
+ | {{550_08_99.jpg?100|}} | ||
- | **DIMENSIONS:** HWD 10.75" x 5.125" x 11.5" / 27.3 x 13 x 29.2 cm | + | ===== Specifications ===== |
- | **WEIGHT:** 9 lbs - 4.1 kg | + | ==== General ==== |
+ | ***MODES:** LSB, USB, CW, RTTY (AFSK), FM, AM receive only | ||
+ | ***FREQUENCY RANGE:** Receive - 100 kHz to 30 MHz. Transmit - all ham bands 160-10 meters | ||
+ | ***DISPLAY:** provided by customer's PC | ||
+ | ***DUAL VFOs** with SPLIT mode. | ||
+ | ***OFFSET TUNING:** +/- 10 kHz receive and transmit | ||
+ | ***MEMORIES:** limited only by available RAM in PC, virtually any PC will store 1000s of memories | ||
+ | ***FREQUENCY ACCURACY:** +/-90 Hz at 25 degrees C at 30 MHz for 1 yr | ||
+ | ***ANTENNA:** 50 ohms unbalanced. | ||
+ | ***POWER REQUIRED:** 1A receive, 20A transmit @ 12-14 VDC | ||
+ | ***CONSTRUCTION:** 5 epoxy glass PC boards, molded front panel, aluminum chassis, texture painted steel cover | ||
+ | ***DIMENSIONS:** HWD 10.75" x 5.125" x 11.5" / 27.3 x 13 x 29.2 cm | ||
+ | ***WEIGHT:** 9 lbs - 4.1 kg | ||
==== Transmitter ==== | ==== Transmitter ==== | ||
- | + | ***RF OUTPUT:** 5-100 watts, ALC stabilized. | |
- | **RF OUTPUT:** 5-100 watts, ALC stabilized. | + | ***DC INPUT:** maximum 250 watts @ 14 VDC. 100% duty cycle for up to 20 minutes. Continuous duty with customer supplied air cooling of rear panel heat sink. |
- | + | ***MICROPHONE INPUT:** 200 to 50K ohms. 4 pin, front panel connector accepts microphones with 5 mv (-67 dB) output. Polarizing voltage provided for electrets. | |
- | **DC INPUT:** maximum 250 watts @ 14 VDC. 100% duty cycle for up to 20 minutes. Continuous duty with customer supplied air cooling of rear panel heat sink. | + | ***T/R SWITCHING:** PTT or VOX on SSB, QSK on CW. |
- | + | ***CW OFFSET:** Programmable 400 to 900 Hz, DSP generated. Sidetone automatically matches offset, volume adjustable independent of AF GAIN control. | |
- | **MICROPHONE INPUT:** 200 to 50K ohms. 4 pin, front panel connector accepts microphones with 5 mv (-67 dB) output. Polarizing voltage provided for electrets. | + | ***FM DEVIATION:** +/- 5 kHz. |
- | + | ***METERING:** Switchable to forward power, reflected power or SWR. | |
- | **T/R SWITCHING:** PTT or VOX on SSB, QSK on CW. | + | ***SSB GENERATION:** DSP generated |
- | + | ***CARRIER SUPPRESSION:** > 50 dB | |
- | **CW OFFSET:** Programmable 400 to 900 Hz, DSP generated. Sidetone automatically matches offset, volume adjustable independent of AF GAIN control. | + | ***UNWANTED SIDEBAND SUPPRESSION:** > 60 dB at 1.5 kHz tone |
- | + | ***THIRD ORDER INTERMOD:** 25 dB below two tone @ 100 watts PEP | |
- | **FM DEVIATION:** +/- 5 kHz. | + | ***SPURIOUS OUTPUT:** Better than 40 dB below peak power output |
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- | **METERING:** Switchable to forward power, reflected power or SWR. | + | |
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- | **SSB GENERATION:** DSP generated | + | |
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- | **CARRIER SUPPRESSION:** > 50 dB | + | |
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- | **UNWANTED SIDEBAND SUPPRESSION:** > 60 dB at 1.5 kHz tone | + | |
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- | **THIRD ORDER INTERMOD:** 25 dB below two tone @ 100 watts PEP | + | |
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- | **SPURIOUS OUTPUT:** Better than 40 dB below peak power output | + | |
==== Receiver ==== | ==== Receiver ==== | ||
+ | ***SENSITIVITY:** .35uV typical for 10 dB S+N/N @ 3 kHz bandwidth, SSB mode. | ||
+ | ***SELECTIVITY:** 34 filters built-in; 300 Hz, 330 Hz, 375-750 Hz in 75 Hz increments, 900-3000 Hz in 150 Hz increments, 3.3-6.0 kHz in 300 Hz increments, 8.0 kHz. All 1.5:1 shape factor or better. | ||
+ | ***DYNAMIC RANGE:** 90 dB @ 3 kHz bandwidth at 50 kHz spacing | ||
+ | ***THIRD ORDER INTERCEPT:** +10 dBm | ||
+ | ***NOISE FLOOR:** -126 dBm @ 3 kHz bandwidth | ||
+ | ***S-METER:** Calibrated to 50 uv at S9 | ||
+ | ***ATTENUATOR:** -20 dB | ||
+ | ***PASSBAND TUNING:** +/- 2 kHz | ||
+ | ***I-F FREQUENCIES:** 1st I-F 45 MHz, 2nd I-F 455 kHz, 3rd I-F 12 kHz | ||
+ | ***I-F REJECTION:** > 60 dB typical | ||
+ | ***IMAGE REJECTION:** > 60 dB typical | ||
+ | ***RECEIVE RECOVERY TIME:** less than 20ms, including split mode | ||
+ | ***AUDIO:** speaker - 2 watt @ 4 ohms, line out - > 1 V p-p into 600 ohms | ||
- | **SENSITIVITY:** .35uV typical for 10 dB S+N/N @ 3 kHz bandwidth, SSB mode. | ||
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- | **SELECTIVITY:** 34 filters built-in; 300 Hz, 330 Hz, 375-750 Hz in 75 Hz increments, 900-3000 Hz in 150 Hz increments, 3.3-6.0 kHz in 300 Hz increments, 8.0 kHz. All 1.5:1 shape factor or better. | ||
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- | **DYNAMIC RANGE:** 90 dB @ 3 kHz bandwidth at 50 kHz spacing | ||
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- | **THIRD ORDER INTERCEPT:** +10 dBm | ||
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- | **NOISE FLOOR:** -126 dBm @ 3 kHz bandwidth | ||
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- | **S-METER:** Calibrated to 50 uv at S9 | ||
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- | **ATTENUATOR:** -20 dB | ||
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- | **PASSBAND TUNING:** +/- 2 kHz | ||
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- | **I-F FREQUENCIES:** 1st I-F 45 MHz, 2nd I-F 455 kHz, 3rd I-F 12 kHz | ||
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- | **I-F REJECTION:** > 60 dB typical | ||
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- | **IMAGE REJECTION:** > 60 dB typical | ||
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- | **RECEIVE RECOVERY TIME:** less than 20ms, including split mode | ||
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- | **AUDIO:** speaker - 2 watt @ 4 ohms, line out � > 1 V p-p into 600 ohms | ||
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- | ===== Reviews ===== | ||
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- | *[[http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/165|eHam.net]] | ||
- | *[[http://www.arrl.org/members-only/prodrev/pdf/pr0002.pdf|ARRL]](Must be ARRL member & logged in to view.) | ||
- | *[[http://www.arrl.org/members-only/prodrev/pdf/lab/tt550.pdf|ARRL Expanded Report]](Must be ARRL member & logged in to view.) | ||
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- | ===== Related Links ===== | ||
- | *[[http://www.tentecwiki.org/webarchive/550|Archived Ten-Tec Web Page]]((Minor edits have been made due to unavailability of some elements.)) | ||
- | *[[http://www.ralabs.com/n4py/|N4PY Rig Control Software]] |