I have been using an manual tuner for years and would offer these thoughts: 1. I can usually tune the antenna matching unit close to resonance just by peaking received signal strength or band noise 2
I have owned an (analog) Argosy since about 1981. Other radios have come and gone since then, but this one has remained in my shack. Several others have already commented on the technical weaknesses
Hi Jeff, I had a similar experience with my Argosy. Then I discovered that tweaking the alignment so that the desired signal falls into the center of the filter passband made a BIG difference. Now th
Who of us hasn't done something like this with a radio, or computer software? Nobody I know. Thanks for the "heads up" 73 de K3YD (hopefully a O vii owner by Christmas.) It took me two days to discov
"I own an Argosy II, when I transmit in SSB, I hear myself in the headphones and sound like Darth Vader, anyone have any idea whats going on? 73 Larry KE4ITN" Probably a bit of "RFI" to yourself. I'm
Question for someone out there with/experience with an Argosy 525 - with a dummy load connected, is your receive noise level noticeably louder with the radio power switch in the LO position, compare
Hi Jason, I'd really appreciate any information you're willing to share. 73, Blair K3YD (happy Argosy owner since 1981) I'm sure that I did not double Cornell's URL in my last post. For those interes
Hi Alan, Just visited and bookmarked your Wiki page. One very minor correction--the Argosy 525 was rated 5 or 50 watts out, just like the 525D. 73, Blair k3yd Jason, How about adding your additional
I recall a post here sometime in the past year or so about a source for Argosy PA transistors. I saved that e-mail someplace so safe that I can't find it. Can someone who is a bit more organized help
Hi Don, Thanks for the suggestion. I had never searched the archives, but was about to, when I got an e-mail from K9EW with the name of the company I was looking for, AdvancedSemiconductor.com. 73, B
I made the recommended change of C12 in my Argosy and found it to be a major improvement to this great little radio. I did not continue with the suggested addition of a r.f. gain control 'cause I rea
I think the mods I have seen for the Argosy provide for the addition of a variable i.f. gain gain control. Wouldn't a switchable -10dB or -20db attenuator at or near the front end of the Argosy provi
<< Show me a Top Ten contest result where there isn't at least one if not more computers in the shack. If all it takes is a knob why all those computers? >> Why? Logging, CW keying, voice keying, pac
I understand some transmitters do not perfectly reflect the keying supplied to them and tend to shorten dots and dashes from the keyer. Any idea what, if any, correction (plus x number of millisecond
<< When operating QSK at 15-20 wpm, I am running into echoes of my transmissions. These occur on certain azimuth bearings at certain times of day, most often to the SE, which is over water until hitt
<< Fortunately I've never been forced to use anything other than resonant antennas fed with good quality 50 ohm coaxial cable. If you're bound and determined to use open wire feeders to one of the ma
<< Never having seen an Airpax breaker, I am curious as to how and where they are mounted when used as an on/off switch. >> I mounted one on the front of a small utility box which I had painted in a
<< If you've bought any Chinese electronics lately, just about all of it has the silly lead warning. >> How true. My YL daughter recently bought a hand-held hair dryer (an absolute must for every tee