It would have been nice if the TCXO was powered up all the time. That would have solved the stability issues. I have had rigs that had that feature. The power switch killed power to every part of the
When "PCs" first appeared they were not all that useful. To do anything required programming and that is why the idea of "home computers" seemed rather far fetched. This would be as if Ten-Tec tried
Hi Bill, Try making a small loop in the remote pods cable IF the ferrite bead will accommodate the thickness. That is what I did. The loop was only about 2" across. The other thing is to play with th
Hi Stewart, Good to hear your impressions about the Argonaut V. which due to all the, understandable, emphasis on the Orion lately has been all but forgotten. I was equally surprised, as you, at how
Hi Stuart, Those antennas should work well. I have a private home and lot but the lot is not very large. Added to that size limitation is the fact that the power line coming into the house runs diago
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I am wondering if there is a readily accessible test point for measuring the TCXO frequency directly? That method would be much easier for me since I have a very accurate frequency counter. (referenc
As I type I am looking at the DigiPan Waterfall display using George's method. The 500 Hz. was dead on but I am seeing a frequency of 1047.2 Hz. with the Orion tuned to 10.001.00 LSB. This IS quite i
I just am om the process of doing the same "experiment" with the Argonaut V. Once again the 500 Hz. was exact and now I am seeing 1013.5 on the DigiPan display. I just turned the Argo on a few minute
Thanks George, There is a little "noise" but not enough to have any appreciable effect as far as I can tell. I am currently having an argument (non physical so far) with myself concerning whether, or
Hi George, I wonder if I should sell my Argonaut V? I can NOT get the frequency to stay within 2/10ths of a cycle - I mean Hertz - of 1000.0! That is totally unacceptable! Would YOU put up with THAT?
Thanks George, `I guess that I will manage somehow. I probably could not sell it anyway. Who would want a rig that would be as much as THREE Hz. off frequency on 29.6 FM!!! I will probably do this sa
Hello George and everyone, I used George's method of checking and aligning TCXOs on both my Argonaut V and Orion. This method works quite well indeed! I got both of them pretty darn close to exactly
I still remember the Motorola hand microphones that were used in police cars back in the 60's (and before) and into the 70's as well. Those were all metal and weighed quite a bit. They also made good
I have not seen any reminders about the 20 Meter Net this afternoon. How am I supposed to remember if not reminded? Who is going to be Net Control today? I am going to try checking in QRP with my Arg
Hello Mike, I must have missed THAT message. Sorry to hear about the wreck and especially the death & injuries. It would seem that you and your wife are fine and I am glad to hear that - even if it i
Gesundheit! Thanks for the heads-up. I have my Email security set so that it will not allow attachments to be opened or even saved. That gives me the option of either deleting them, scanning with ant