In addition, the Argosy had a built-in 50 watt amp (switchable to 5 to 10
watts), and none was available for the 515 because of the FCC 10 meter ban
(the 405 was no longer being made).
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Time to bring "our" troops home NOW!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Al Gulseth" <wb5jnc@qsl.net>
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, May 22, 2004 4:01 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Info on the Argonaut 515?
> As I recall I had a conversation with a representative of Ten-Tec (Scott?)
> just after theannouncement that the Argonaut was being discontinued. I
asked why, and if
> I rememberthe conversation correctly the reason given was that the
Argonaut sales
> numbers had fallenoff a cliff with the introduction of the Argosy. The
price/features of the
> Argosy (with its lessexpensive modular construction) compared to the
Argonaut (which was hand
> wired andmore expensive to build) apparently influenced a lot of buyer's
decisions.
> This would meshwith what Clark WA3JPG said.
>
> 73, Al
>
>
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