Ah YES, an Argosy 3 or is that Argosy III? Something I hoped Ten Tec
would do for many years. I'd keep it at 50 bullet proof watts ( any SWR
at full power with no damage and no power reduction) and an internal
antenna tuner. Keep the other features and performance of the Argonaut
VI.
I have a sort-of Argosy II and a half with my Argonaut VI and Hardrock
50/AT. I call the amplifier Jason, so my rig is "Jason and the
Argonaut". Well....my kids like the name :-). I'm still working
through the fine points of integration but it's looking good. The
radio performance of the Argonaut is hard to beat and Jason adds useful
power and an automatic antenna tuner. The Argonaut especially is
battery friendly which is important. Jason is a bullet proof 50 watts
and is good for QSK to 20 wpm stock and has a QSK option if wanted. It
is amazing how often I use only the 10 watts and have Jason turned off;
no parasitic battery drain at all. When I need the antenna tuner I turn
Jason on but in bypass (QRP) mode and the tuner is in line. Adds a
little extra current load but not much. Perhaps some day TT could
update the 418 to include and antenna tuner that works even when the amp
itself is bypassed. That would be sweet. But I know they currently
have other priorities which make sense.
I sure hope TT brings the Argonaut VI back on line. It should be pretty
easy I think with so much similarity in bill of material to the Eagle.
The Argonaut is a really sweet radio.
73,
-Lee-
WA3FIY
------ Original Message ------
From: "Ron Notarius W3WN" <wn3vaw@verizon.net>
To: tentec@contesting.com
Sent: 1/13/2016 11:40:18 AM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Mobile
If I were designing an HF mobile rig today...
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Now if this ended up being a 10 W (base) rig, it could be the next
iteration of the Argonaut. If it ended up being higher output, and if
the Argonaut VI goes back into production (either as is or as a "6+"
with some improvements - and 12 meters), I'd resurrect another name
from the past, from a rig that deserved better than it got in it's
time: I'd call it the Argosy 3.
That's what I'd want to do. But since I don't have any say in what's
coming up next, I can hope that someone in that position likes the
general idea, if not the specifics.
73, ron w3wn
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