[TenTec] Argonaut V ARRL Review 3rd and 2nd IPs ?

[Jay Bromley]

HI Jim and all,
As far as I know there is just an attenuator.  I use the ATT all the time
for SSB, but rarely used it on CW.

The Argo V is a fun rig to use no matter how the review goes.  It has a
slightly better narrow filter on CW than the Jupiter.  I use it some in the
Spartan Sprint tonight on 20m and 40m, again fun little QRP rig to use.

The wish list for me would be a built in tuner, automatic notch, and maybe a
RF gain control, but so far I have not missed the RF gain control on this
rig, but use it heavily on my other rigs.

DSP rigs, you either love them or hate them!  Seems little in-between!!!

Many thanks and 73 de jay..

>  I don't believe the Argo V has an RF
> preamp which can be turned ON/OFF.  If it does,  then the IPs
> will change by the gain of the preamp;  they will drop about the
> same as the preamp gain IF the spec as given,  is with
> the preamp OFF.  Note there is an Attenuator button on this
> Argo,  does it turn off a preamp,  or actually insert loss?
> Was the Attenuator ON or OFF for the tests;  what is the
> intended Ten Tec setting of the Attenuator for their claimed
> +4 dBm 3rd order IP and +66 dBm 2nd order IP?
>
> Oh well,  some explanation will come along from someone,
> I am sure.
>
> 73,  Jim  KH7M
>
>
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