Bob, I took mine out many times to parks with g5rv and worked everywhere. I
only worked cw on it. On ssb one time to check it out. Used a larger gel cell
and had a ball. What a rx. One of the best qrp trnasceivers I ever owned. W4iv
Roger in Tn.
---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: "Ron Zond" <k3miy@csonline.net>
Reply-To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec@contesting.com>
Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2006 22:55:16 -0500
>Hi
>
>If you do the Argo V portable, beter take good batteries. RX draw is 955 ma.
>
>Ron
>K3MIY
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: tentec-bounces@contesting.com
>[mailto:tentec-bounces@contesting.com]On Behalf Of Bwana Bob
>Sent: Monday, February 13, 2006 7:25 PM
>To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
>Subject: Re: [TenTec] Argonaut V
>
>
>I dunno, couldn't you put it in a rucksack with a gel cell battery and
>make a packset out of it? I bet those 20 W military packsets like the
>AN/PRC-15 or AN/URC-87 were a lot heavier than an Argonaut. I think a
>few people have made portable setups for the Scout.
>
>
>
> 73,
>
> Bob WB2VUF
>
>
>RaySoifer@cs.com wrote:
>
>> In a message dated 2/12/06 5:19:18 PM GMT Standard Time, k7gt@charter.net
>> writes:
>>
>>>No, 20W isn't QRP but a more reasonable way to run low power and still
>>>get contacts. You will be a full S unit above the QRP gang, but you knew
>>>that.
>>>I do have some QRP radios (Elecraft KX1) but only use them for backpack
>>>portable.
>>
>>
>> I run my Argo V at 20W, but it does have a power-output meter so if anyone
>> wants to be officially QRP, he can always turn down the power to 5W. The
>Argo V
>> is too big and bulky for backpacking, and consumes too much current, but
>my
>> hiking days were over 50 years ago :-)
>>
>> Have fun,
>>
>> Ray W2RS
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