Hi Jeff -
Heck, I bought one of these way back when, took it "backpack mobile" up
into the Delaware Water Gap, too. Those were the days (not necessarily
better, but I sure was younger!)
The 505 has a caveat - there are some parts that are no longer
available from Ten Tec (like for the Herc I amp, I think it is the
final transistors). The SWR meter sensitivity is set from the rear of
the rig as I recall. It was quite a cool little radio in its day, and
may have collector value. I know I've seen them come and go in the
under $200 range when I was paying attention.
Clark
WA3JPG
On Feb 19, 2005, at 6:52 PM, Jeff Camp wrote:
Can anyone give me an idea of what an Argonaut 505 with matching PS and
original manual would be worth? It appears to be in excellent
condition. I have a guy who wants to trade me one for my Kenwood
TS-520SE.
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