Stuart,
A lot of people have told me they prefer the Argonaut V to the K2.
The problem is, the Argonaut V's RX just isn't up to snuff for European 40
band condx.
Adding a preselector helps a lot, but then you have to lug another box with
you when you travel.
Otherwise I would have owned one of those.
I love it's size and power.
I spent many years roaming on a motorcycle and ran an Argonaut 509 with 405
amp reduced to 20w to save battery.
I saw no difference in performance when increasing to 50w, except that I
would have to push-start my motorbike more often (hi).
Thanks for the heads up on the cob web antenna.
Never heard of it.
Looks interesting.
Will check it out.
73
Rick
-----Original Message-----
From: tentec-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:tentec-bounces@contesting.com]
On Behalf Of Stuart Rohre
Sent: Monday, April 26, 2010 3:41 PM
To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
Subject: Re: [TenTec] OMNI VII vs. K3 ? Opinions invited.
I worked a K3, 100 watt version, he was running a cob web antenna, on
20m and his signal was broadcast quality yesterday! I was using my
Argonaut V at about 5 to 10 watts SSB and a G7FEK antenna I had just
erected. I would agree the K3 would be similar to the K2. I was a K2
field test builder, so like that rig. But, I tend to go back to my
Argonaut V. The extra power on it compared to the K2 10 watts, helps, I
think.
I think you would be happy with either rig. But, the audio on that K3
was remarkable. The band was changing on us at Greyline, so I did not
get to find out the CA stations' mike. Sometimes that makes a big
difference in audio punch.
-Stuart Rohre
K5KVH
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