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Review Summary For : N4PY Pegasus Plus Software
Reviews: 84MSRP: 65 USD
Description:
Control Program for Kenwood, Yaesu, Elecraft and many other radios
Product is in production
More Info: http://www.n4py.com
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SEALORD Rating: 2023-03-24
Open your receiver's full potential Time Owned: more than 12 months.
I have been using Carl's software on my RX-340 for the last 13yrs. One trick I use to make scanning easy is to press either the Fast A or B button and let your cursor drag off the button and then release - the software will keep going up or down in frequency until you press the button again which will make it stop; like you've been holding it down the whole time. This product allows me to DX in the comfort of my listening chair for hours and is a fantastic addition to my setup. Highly recommended!
EI7II Rating: 2022-11-10
About the very best you will ever get your hands on. Time Owned: 6 to 12 months.
UPDATE: 10 NOVEMBER 2022
Am lost for words. It seems to me that LIGHTNING FAST is the ONLY WAY to describe Carl's service. Needed a new password as his S/W is now running on all my three computers. Before I could blink my eyes... the new PW arrived from Carl. If only others would be as 1/10th as fast as Carl the world would be a better place !

UPDATE 3 MAY 2022. PEGASUS PLUS.
It is seldom that I am stuck for words to describe my delight with Ham Radio S/W but this one of them. I had a slight problem (or rather screw up, done by me! ) with the program. So... I thought... ok it is all working perfectly... but there is just this one tiny thing. So... i wrote to Carl and Said: Carl... there is NO HURRY, perhaps in the next few days or week you might give me some hints ? NO NO NO hurry ! Within 20 minutes I had a reply from him. Of course me being a dumbo.... I misunderstood his reply. 5 ( FIVE !!!) minutes later I had a another reply, explaining to me what I had done wrong. Problem FIXED!
Folks... bear in mind... I am in Ireland ! This kind of support is simply unheard of and having been around for close on 78 years and a Ham for 30 of it.... this has to be mentioned. Perhaps now you see why I was blown away with this kind of superb support. Carl.... YOU are the best.
Albert. EI7II.
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KA3MTT in his post says it so very well. As we would say here in Ireland: This S/W is the " Bees Knees" meaning... nothing comes even close. Having returned to the bands after 15 years... I wanted to get back on HF. However...... now in a trailer home.... space my friends is at a premium.
So.... a Yeasu FT 991A (The shack in the box) made its entry. HOWEVER... due to the extremely limited space... my computer desk is a good 3 meters away BEHIND MY 991A BACK!. (The 991A is hanging above the sink !)
So... I thought... wouldn't it be great if I could "see" and control the 991A from my computer... rather than hanging over the sink myself ?
So... yours truly went looking around and via a YouTube post and EHAM stumbled on N4PY S/W.
Now... at 77 years old... I've been around the block a few times and tend to be very skeptical about claims of "Wonderful support" & a great program. I've heard 'em all before.
Let me tell you this: N4PY's support isn't only wonderful, IT IS OUT OF THIS WORLD !!!
You wanna try this program for free ??? Not a bother, go right ahead... start yr trial period. Carl, the Author will bend over backwards to help you if you have questions. Better still ? As I need to run 5 meter long USB A to B cables (CAT interface) cables between the PC and the 991A I thought I'd better email Carl (N4PY)to see if I have a chance to get this to work. Folks.. WITHIN 2 HRS, I had a reply. PLEASE NOTE: I came out "of the blue "and had not spend ONE PENNY on his S/W! I was treated like a treasured and valued customer !.

Rather than going on and on, if YOU need Rig control S/W , check out Pegasus Plus. I briefly looked at HRD, "all singing and dancing", it will take the XYL out for Dinner and make Coffee too"... but my 77 year old brain just can't cope.
So... In summary: If you don't try this S/W out, if you have a need to control your Rig from a distance, You are missing the boat. LOOK NO FURTHER. I am so pleased with Pegasus Plus I bought a LIFETIME license with my hard earned pension. So... do yourself a favor and check out this S/W. you will be very glad you did !, Albert. EI7II.
K8EZB Rating: 2022-03-05
Excellent product, excellent support! Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
I was having some challenges in integrating a new Apache Labs 7000DLE radio with an existing ACOM 1200S amp and 04AT tuner. Skipping the details, basically the radio was not able to execute the CAT commands from the amp/tuner correctly, as it did not fully comply with the Kenwood CAT spec used by the amp. I was searching online for a solution and happened to come across the N4PY website. After reading through the introductory pages, I emailed Carl to inquire about using his Pegasus Plus software to solve this issue, or perhaps developing a custom solution. Almost immediately, he responded to my email and indicated that Pegasus Plus could be configured to do what I needed. Over a few days he worked with me via email to adapt Pegasus Plus to do what I needed. Carl would post an updated version of the software on his website for download, and I would install it, run it, and email back data from the built in trace function in Pegasus. A few cycles of this and we were finished! Very responsive, very effective support! Highly recommended!

Rick
K8EZB
K2TGW Rating: 2021-11-03
I fully agree Time Owned: more than 12 months.
It just works. Les, K2TGW
KA3MTT Rating: 2020-05-26
Station Automation...THIS IS THE BEST! Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
I truly can't say enough about not only this software, but also the level of support you get from Carl, who writes the software. Even when I was testing out the trial version, Carl was in constant contact with me, and walked me through EVERYTHING.

Here's my scenario: N3FJP Logging Suite, Yaesu FTdx1200, Yaesu FT-891, an SDR receiver, and SDR Console for a panadapter.

I wanted N3FJP's logging suite, BOTH radios, AND the panadapter software to ALL talk with one another with little to no issues.

Carl's software COMPLETELY solved this issue! I have a few bits of equipment in my shack that I can say are life savers, over the last 20 years. N4PY Pegasus Plus is absolutely one of them.

If you have any thoughts of station automation...Pegasus Plus is a MUST!
VE3TMT Rating: 2018-06-27
The cats meow! Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
After my PROIII bit the dust I made a deal for a mint Ten-Tec Pegasus. I used the Ten-Tec software, then stumbled across Carl's Pegasus Plus. What an amazing piece of software. While I was learning the ropes, I emailed Carl several times with questions. Carl always replied promptly and answered all my questions. In fact, had I read the manual from front to back, I probably would have answered half my own questions, sorry Carl!

My last endeavour involved setting up SDR Console as a panadapter and 2nd receiver. Again, thanks to Carl's expert directions I had it up and going in no time. I did have to do the RX antenna mod on the Pegasus, but that is very easy. I know run the Pegasus Plus on one monitor and SDR Console on the other with real time panadapter SDR receive.

I know the Pegasus is old technology, but Carl's software really brings it to life. I do not hesitate the purchase one bit, the support you receive from Carl is worth it alone.

73,
Max VE3TMT
KT9O Rating: 2017-08-16
Ups the anti for razzle dazzle Time Owned: more than 12 months.
Been using Carl's software with the Kenwood TS 590SG along with a Flex 1500 as a second receiver. The set up is controlled using Flex Power SDR software which interacts flawlessly with the Pegasus Plus from N4PY. Everything is well behaved and my 32" monitor gives a display that is unmatched with any other arrangement. Pan adapter, big digital readouts, on-board antenna tuning control, on and on. So, you've got the license, the radios and antennas, NOW get the look you want. N4PY makes all of this possible!
KB3BF Rating: 2017-08-02
outstanding software, well coded! Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
I own three Kachina 505DSPs and N4PY software is far superior to the almost two decade old software that Kachina provided and which no longer is updated or supported.
N4PY fees are very reasonable and he does not charge extra per installation; as 1 Aug 2017 he has lumped all of his software for other rigs under the same license and fee. Too bad I just missed it, but that is ok since I now can run my 505DSPs on newer PCs or laptops. The older Kachina software can only run on 32 bit Windows OS. A huge improvement since I did not like having to use an old PC whose OS is no longer supported.
The fact I could try the software for free for 10 days was also important. It allowed me to get a feel of it and compare it to the original.
He responds promptly and his help and support is superb.
N4PY's software has given new life to my rigs when there was no longer hope of getting any from Kachina.
There is only one thing missing in his software which I got used to: a Smith Chart displaying the TX transmatch readings. Perhaps he will consider adding it in the future. If he did, I would consider purchasing yearly upgrades for as long as I have DSP rigs.
I0JBL Rating: 2016-06-01
I love Carl's software Time Owned: more than 12 months.
It is the first time I write a review of EHAM especially because my English is not very good. I do today to share with the ham community my satisfaction in using Pegasus Plus first and then N4PY ICOM controller. I approached Pegasus Plus more than a year ago to connect the Woodbox TMate 2 with my Flex 6500 and it worked perfectly and immediately. Now, after many months, I bought a ICOM 7300 and the control experience with many software (eg: Logger32 etc.) was really frustrating. Then I said, "Let me try the Carl N4PY control program for Icom". It worked to perfection instantly. I love this man, his ability, the quality of its products and its courtesy. Luciano
W9RPM Rating: 2016-01-11
Excellent in Shack. Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
Does everything that I needed that I was not able to do with DX4WIN.Real addition to it. And Carl helped me with any question I had. He went above and beyond.