[TenTec] Argonaut V mic

[Rob Atkinson, K5UJ]

If you have a spare rx, run the Argonaut into a dummy load with the mic on 
it and headphones on the rx.  Pick a clear frequency on a dead band (75 m. 
at 1 PM let's say) and yack to yourself while listening through the cans on 
the receiver.  experiment with different mic gain settings, different power 
settings (important to listen with it running at max watts at some point), 
try talking at different voice levels and into the mic at various angles, 
mess around with all this and the speech processor if there is one,  and 
note how you sound and what your meter(s) and alc light are telling you 
through it all.  This will get you in the ballpark for when you put the rig 
on an antenna, and give meaning to the nonaudio feedback you get from your 
meters and alc light for when you aren't listening to your sig.  Then, when 
other guys tell you how you sound on the air, you will be able to look at 
your indicators and have a better idea of what they mean.  It's desirable to 
avoid a hot active band because dummy loads have been known to transmit 
(don't use a lightbulb) a little bit, especially if ur not well grounded.  
This becomes increasingly important as you up the power into the dummy load 
(several hundred watts on up, so not as big a deal with the argo).  If you 
borrow a receiver listen with it for a while to different stations to see 
how its audio quality is before you try it on your signal.  hpe this helps.

73,
Rob Atkinson
K5UJ
k5uj at hotmail.com

hey Bill, I keep hoping TT will post a pic of the UPS truck leaving the 
factory so all you guys with orders can look at them going out the door.  
Alpha did that with the 99--they got the whole staff at the dock waving bye 
at the first 99 which was sitting on the truck with the tailgate down.  Hope 
they pop some Champaigne or something in S'ville when the big day arrives.





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