I have an Argonaut VI that after 2 years old I lost receive on 160 & 80 meters. This was in June 2015 with the second owner of Ten Tec. Shipped it to them & a week later got a call from the service d
I found this on Ten Tec site. https://www.tentec.com/faq-ten-tec-pto-lubricant/?fbclid=IwAR24zVzxlqBznaI_FBXCTPOf71OjG5EGT0IuETAtwpGetx6n5hpapNxdsg4 I remember someone from the orginal Ten Tec said t
Carlos, I don't hear the hiss on my Argonaut VI unless I put head phones on & listen very carefully. I'm guessing you have the AF turned all the way down, counter clockwise? And that depends on wha
Rick, the Corsair II has a mechanical VFO where the Argonaut VI does not. Not a fair comparison, in my opinion, as to which is quieter. I hear those very weak pulsing noises as I turn the encoder
For those that have really good eye site & steady hands that want to repair on the component level. Don't believe there is too many that do this anymore. I do know Elecraft does if board is not too d
Mention Ham Nation and you will get a discount too. I ordered mine from Buddiepole 4 or 5 years ago & they are still going strong. Cheaper at Bioennopower! Still have a Argonaut 515 bought new with c
Rick, there are 2 sets of wires. One set for power and a plug wired for the ACC jack on the FT-817. What ever the input voltage is, 12 to 14 volts, is what keys the relay at 54 ma. This is what I mea
If I was going to do a 5 to 7 mile hike it would depend if I was going by myself or with someone which would determine what rig I carried. Weight & size would have a huge part on my decision! I proba
Rick, amp weights 1.5 lbs. <It all sounded too good to be true until I read the bottom line.> Guess you talking about no instructions. You don't need them. It's just a basic HF amp. <My preference wo
<Don't have a spectrum analyzer? That's no excuse -- if there are harmonics or spurs, YOU are in violation.> http://gm4slv-geek.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/mx-p50m-amplifier-for-ft817.html Looks pretty cl
I see several on the list are interested in QRP, in general, plus operating portable. I've been in QRP for over 40 years, mostly on CW then digital. I don't do contest or go looking for DX, but that
Well Barry, I guess I haven't hit the magic length to do well with a random piece of wire. I've made contacts, but compared to a dipole or resonant end feed antenna there just wasn't any comparison.
Steve, batteries have come a long way just as the Argonaut 515 has compared to the HW-7 & not to mention today's rigs. I got introduced to these batteries I believe around 2010. The gel-cells were so
Hi Tim, Another antenna that works good portable, or if space is a problem like motel room or apartment, is a loop antenna. For the size they really work well. I have 3 here. An old AEA in the attic,
Something I forgot to mention, you don't have to use the RG-58 or RG-8X coax to feed a wire antenna. You can use RG-174 which is a lot easier to carry as long as the length is not too long to keep lo
Tim, you might try getting some of that really small like 26 or 28 ga. magnet wire and running that out to a tree limb or better something that will not move. Very hard to see. Leave plenty of slack
Back in 1997 I bought a OCF, which was called a TNT Windom made by Antennas West, that I still use today. It is 135 feet long has a balun & isolation choke made of ferrite beads. I don't know what ba
Received Argonaut VI from Ten Tec today. They replaced pre-selector board which is board I traced problem to, but SMD too small for these eyes. Could be called low pass filter board. If there were re
The antenna I have Connie was made by Antennas West, which Antennas More bought out years ago, called a Windom TNT 135 foot off center feed. I paid $89 including 97 feet of RG-8X coax with isolation
No metal tower Connie, home brew wood with ground wire to beam. If it was static, don't think so, wire antenna. Added Alpha Delta Surge Protector. 73,Reed W4JZ Sent from my spy ring.