[TenTec] 505 Argo question

Jerry Harley wa2tti at worldlynx.net
Wed Aug 27 16:06:46 EDT 2003


I'll pay $20 each for all the 505's without working finals that you can 
find.  Jerry
My estimate on price would be $150.

At 01:37 PM 27/08/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>The 505 is low power of course, since the CW is only 5 watts SSB will be
>average of 2 watts or so, but is useable.  We have used one SSB at club's
>QRP Field Day.  It is fun.
>I imagine depending on condition and if the dial cord is still strung etc.
>the radio will bring anywhere from $125 to less.   Without working finals
>they have gone for $5 with no other work needed.
>Manual should still be available from Ten Tec or the list members.  Mine is
>not high quality when I tried to copy it, the copies were not sufficiently
>readable.  Independent manual publishers W7FG etc should have it, too.
>
>It is a fun rig, basic, but fun.  The preselector tuning has a double peak
>and you have to learn to be on the correct one, but other than that simple
>to operate.
>72,
>Stuart
>K5KVH
>
>
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