Thanks for the update, Scott. Please keep us informed. Speaking for myself, I'd just as soon have a rig that's been debugged as much as reasonably possible, rather than getting it a little sooner. I'
Dunno, but my working assumption has always been that Yaesu/Kenwood/Icom tend to design radios with SSB primarily in mind, then add CW, while Ten-Tec works the other way around. 73, Ray W2RS ________
To me at least, then comes antennas. Then the receiver. Bill, what do you say? 73, Ray W2RS _______________________________________________ TenTec mailing list TenTec@contesting.com http://lists.cont
I haven't had as much experience on 160 as Bill but I did, however, spend 10 years on 2-meter EME, digging weak CW signals out of the noise before the days of WSJT, and could not agree more that well
Since this is the Ten-Tec reflector, I'd like to add a kind word for the Argonaut V. With 20 W it's not officially QRP unless you turn the power down, but it's a blast to operate. I've had mine since
Hi Keith, That's about right. No, the receiver isn't as good as an Orion or my FT-102, but after nearly a year of operation I can say that if you can't copy a station with the Argo V, you probably ca
With all the comments about the Begali Simplex, I just wanted to put in a good word for his Signature paddle as well. I've had mine since April, and it's the best paddle I've ever used. A real pleasu
Reed, My Argo V, also v1.08, must have a little more audio gain than yours, or else I just talk louder, so the numbers are a little different, but I also notice that the 706 desk mike has lower outpu
Yippee! My notice arrived today that a 33 lb. package from Ten-Tec is scheduled to arrive Dec. 28th. For those keeping track of order dates, that's exactly 4 months after my order was placed. Guess w
Hi Reed, Following your suggestion, I took off the bottom plate and see that the ground connection between it and the chassis is OK (through a lockwasher lug at one of the mounting screws). However,
Jim, v1.08 of the Argonaut V includes some hardware mods as well as software. It was installed at the factory when I sent mine back last January for an unrelated warranty repair (a blown keyer chip).
The same thing happened here in Tucson. The TDE headphones were marked 14.99 but they rang up 9.99 at the register. I had to go to two CVS stores, though: the first one didn't have them. I tried them
Hi all, My O2 arrived today! I've had it on the air now for 4-5 hours and it appears to be working fine. I don't (yet) have any profound comments to make about the fine points of the O2's performance
Yes, I was on 40 and 80 with the Orion II and Argo V, and a McElroy "Speed Key." Lots of fun. Anybody else out there with an O2 on SKN? 73, Ray W2RS _______________________________________________ Te
Hi, I'm sorry to have to report another bug. The O2 simply stops transmitting and receiving, while the TFT display and meter light remain lit. The display is frozen. This happens totally at random --
Bill, I agree. I have an Argo V, and what you're describing is not normal behavior. There's definitely a hardware problem. 73, Ray W2RS _______________________________________________ TenTec mailing
At first I thought so too, but it also happens when I am just receiving. There are no significant RF sources nearby. 73, Ray W2RS _______________________________________________ TenTec mailing list T
Hi all, I have a question about the internal keyer in the O2. Is it just me, or does the keyer in your O2 seem to "fight" you after you've been sending for a little while? I know I'm not describing t
Further to my posting of last week about "Another O2 bug," here's what happened subsequently. Wednesday morning, the O2 crashed along the lines of my previous report. However, when I tried to bring i
Please forgive this dumb question, but now that I've downloaded the new firmware, what do I do now? I plugged the serial port into both computer and O2, installed the software into the computer, hit