Hi Bill -
The article you are talking about is actually the article in The Unofficial
Ten Tec website - and you are right - they are great mods - sounds like Ten
Tec never took the hint though. Thanks for the help!
73/Tim
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From: <K5BDZ@aol.com>
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2003 6:49 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Argosy mods and serial nrs. question
> The best Argosy mods I ever saw ( and incorporated) were in a Ham Radio
> Magazine, roughly 1986 vintage. These included audio level circuits to
cut
> out phase noise, as well as changes in IF frequency to 9.0000 MHz to use
more
> easy-to-find crystal filters, etc. Other AGC mods, audio mods, etc were
all
> great.
>
> The big TT change in serial numbers was roughly 864 (memory???) or so on
the
> Argosy I which incorporated a better mixer on the front end. Made a
> significant difference to techies but only to the trained operators.
>
> TenTec did not incorporate any of these changes in the Argosy I or II.
>
> I'm recalling from memory so don't ask specifics.... better yet find
someone
> with, or even go out and buy the CD with Ham Radio Magazine articles from
the
> '80's and read / modify it yourself.
>
> Good luck... it's worth the effort if you do it. I fully mod'ed two units
> and finally sold the last one two years ago. Really nice rigs after the
mods
> especially if you cascade two switchable 8 pole crystal filters at contest
> time!
>
> Bill K5BDZ
>
> Bill K5BDZ
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