Any issues with signup please use contact us button at bottom of any page. Raspberry pi based display board for the tentec 1254, and hf signals bitx. Its a fun thing to build in a spare three hours, and even more fun to operate. The biggest and best ham radio classifieds on the web. I am a newer ham and although i have several rigs including a ts940s and a drake tr7, i really like ten tec and how the omni 6 is set up. Vibroplex took the frame, pivot and lever mechanism straight from the bug and simply did away with the sprung pendulum.
Sdr radios if you have not played around with an sdr radio, think about giving it a try. You may have read the foregoing observations on the basic, out of the box tentec rx320. Tentec rx340 drm digital radio mondiale drm is a consortium of radio end electronics manufactures from. This radio uses digital processing for the if stages, meaning all bandfilters are created in the digital domain by means of a dsp. Using sdrplay as a panadapter for the tentec eagle sdrplay produces a nice middle of the line software defined radio sdr sdrs are a lot of fun to play with simply as broad band receivers. System design engineering tentec model 1254 and hf signals. Other useful information would include your experience with similar products, infomation on a product that you would purchase instead of this one, and so on. Another ham radio business owner shoots himself in the. Ten tec is offering a legacy radio that was developed more than a decade ago. If you know of a program that is missing please leave. Tentec the wb8nut blog thoughts and ramblings on amateur. Be prepared and able to communicate in case of emergency with the largest selection at. Ive been operating the same hf radio for twelve years.
Description the program gnrx320 is intended to operate the ten tec rx320 receiver. N4py software is your source for high quality, effective rig control software for your transceiver. Amateur radio ten tec radio sold here,we update our stocks to keep in touch with modern improvements ten tec radio antenna design. I started a quest about six months ago to find a new radio to replace my existing rigs drake. Homebrew software defined radio a demonstration duration.
Recently id integrated a homemade tablet into the station, for things like receiving weather faxes and bpsk31 transmissions. Software defined radios as the name implies, these radios are actually a hardware accessory you attach to your personal computer. I have an afedri and a funcube and both are fun to experiment with as. Since then, the ten tec name has been bought and sold and as of spring 2019, they arent yet back in production. Ten tec pegasus model 550 software defined radio sdr the ten tec pegasus does all if processing and modulationdemodulation processing in the digital domain, by means. When combined with suitable hardware devices such as the rtlsdr, hackrf, or usrp, it can be used to listen to or display data from a variety of radio transmissions. The wb8nut blog thoughts and ramblings on amateur radio today. Amateur radios when joining hamradioforum you will get a confirmation email which you need to respond to. The tentec 40 meter ssb net will start first at 20. I use the n4py software for controlling the omni vii and the amplifier.
We categorize the programs into general purpose software, single purpose software, research software and software compatible with audio piping. Ten tec 550 pegasus documentation 550 logging software. Ham radio software collections category is a curation of 17 web resources on, ham2 os2 and amateur radio, m1fxy colin. The tentec rx320d is a pccontrolled shortwave receiver that allows quality swling at an affordable price. With ten tec s 90 day return policy no one ought to be reporting im stuck with the radio and that is one reason i decided to buy it. Mar 20, 2015 worldstation, a sophisticated software package to operate the rx 340 under computer control, is now available from dxt ra, inc.
I use sdruno for controlling the sdrplay software defined radio. The software keeps the radio current and the n4py software is just amazing. With the power of your pc, our software gives you features only previously available on more expensive radios. Program up to three voice messages and up to three cw messages for playback by pressing the send1, send2, and send3 buttons. The 8bit microchip processor base lcd upgrade kit for tentecs model 1254 shortwave receiver is out of stock and has been discontinued. Many radios have easy ways to share the antenna such as the icom 7600, tentec orion, tentec omni vii, just to name a few. Now ill cover the aspect of owning such a radio thats the real fun all the different front end control packages you can get for the device. Jun 07, 20 the ten tec pegasus does all if processing and modulationdemodulation processing in the digital domain, by means of an analog devices digital signal processor. For a direct sampling radio the value in the blocking column is the adc overload point reference receiver noise floor.
Tentec rx320 and rx320d software gets updated for windows. Using sdrplay as a panadapter for the ten tec eagle sdrplay produces a nice middle of the line software defined radio sdr sdrs are. Its software defined radio sdr receiver section is state of the art technology. I have owned many ham radios, but the ten tec pegasus is by far the most fun i. The pegasus was soon joined by another popular sdr radio, with traditional front panel controls the tentec jupiter. Tentec 1254 ssb cw am microprocessorcontrolled 100 khz 30 mhz receiver tentec. Using sdrplay as a panadapter for the tentec eagle. The tentec jupiter is a real sdr, or software defined radio. Ten tec 566 orion ii ten tec 566 orion ii hf transceiver is no longer in production.
Ten tec t1056 receiver kit radio construction and assembly and sample onair recordings. The vibrokeyer key looks like a stunted vibroplex bug. Doc pdf sorted by thirdorder dynamic range narrow spaced or arrl rmdr reciprocal mixing dynamic range if phase noise limited note. I recorded this video when i bought this radio in the summer of 2014. The term blocking only applies to a superhet radio. What remains at the moment is the name and not much else. The ten tec pegasus does all if processing and modulationdemodulation processing in the digital domain, by means of an analog devices digital signal processor. Ten tec used to be a really good company with a lot of smart people and friendly staff, that ten tec is long gone. Unbuilt tentec model 1054 shortwave 4 band receiver kit.
This exciting new qrp rig offers an impressive list of features for its size, some of which are not even available on larger fullfeatured base station transceivers. Tentec has created a 100 watt transceiver combining simplified controls and ease of operation with the excellent performance of a low first if 160 through 6 meter ham band architecture in a compact, mobile friendly structure. Describe your experience with the tentec omnivii and tell us why you give it the rating you did required. Callsign software provides a variety of radio control packages to drive icom, kenwood, yaesu, and ten tec s latest dsp based transceivers and receivers.
The vibroplex bug had been one of the best selling keys for sending code for decades, and its design had barely changed since 1947. The analog portion of the radio is double conversion with if frequencies of 9. The radio has an excellent receiver and very good modulation. On this page we will attempt to list, categorize and provide a brief overview of each software program. The kx2 covers 9 hf amateur radio bands from 80 to 10 meters. Unbuilt tentec model 1054 shortwave 4 band receiver kit for. Spruce up a basic transceiver with an sdr ham radio qrp. Buy, sell, trade hf and vhf equipment, towers, antennas, rotators and more. The program requires microsoft windows 95, 98, me, nt, 2000 or xp. The sw index now participates in two affiliate advertising programs with two large retailers that still sell shortwave radios, the amazon services llc associates program and the ebay partnership, designed to provide a means for sites like ours to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to these retailers of radio products.
There is a list of specific computer operating system and sound card requirements to be able to successfully decode drm signals. Competent, solid yet simple design, can be upgraded since its essentially software defined. Ten tec pegasus model 550 software defined radio sdr the ten tec pegasus does all if processing and modulationdemodulation processing in the digital domain, by means of an analog devices digital signal process. Here, youll find links for high power ten tec radios covering hfvhfuhf. There are now dozens of software defined radio packages that support the ultra cheap rtlsdr. Sdrplay produces a nice middle of the line software defined radio sdr.
When joining hamradioforum you will get a confirmation email which you need to respond to. May 24, 2011 ten tec rx320 and rx320d software gets updated for windows 7 6 replies fans of the rx320d should note that ten tec has just updated the gui graphic user interface for this fine radio. Keys morse kits radio pc interfaces receivers and transceivers software defined radio sdr vintage radio. I purchased a nice used omni 6 with option 3 factory installed, but i find the rx very fatiguing on the ears. Ten tec pegasus model 550 software defined radio sdr youtube. Ten tec pegasus digital sdr transceiver model 550 hf ssb radio. N4py offers rig control software for a wide variety of receivers from the elecraft k3 to the ten tec rx 320 receiver.
This kit is being replaced with a linux os arm based design. Ten tec pegasus model 550 software defined radio sdr. Most have multiplatform controllers and give you performance and flexibility you simply cant get out of a comparably priced portable or tabletop radio. In addition, specific models mentioned in the ham radio forum like ten tec radio and more are here for future reference. Ten tec 565 orion ten tec 565 orion hf transceiver is no longer in production. Tentec s internal auto tuner is no mere load trimmer from 6 to 800 ohms may be matched 10. Jan 24, 2015 it is fair to suggest that the introduction of the tentec pegasus was the very first software defined radio sdr on the amateur market.
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