[TenTec] Argosy II problem

[Mike Hyder -N4NT-]

I had such a problem.  The trouble was caused by the guy wires on my tower.
Over time a coating formed on the tower, preventing good contact with the
guy wires.  What that seemed to do was to mix AM broadcast signals and
radiate them and their intermodulation products up into the ham bands.

Others told me to look for poor electrical connections on gutters,
downspouts, etc.

73, Mike -N4NT-

----- Original Message -----
From: <RSALVO at aol.com>
To: <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, March 24, 2003 9:24 PM
Subject: [TenTec] Argosy II problem


> Has anyone had the following problem with the Argosy?  Mine receives a
local
> AM broadcast station in the cw portions of 80, 40, 30 and 20 meters, quite
a
> nuisance when attempting to copy CW!  The signal is strongest on 40 and 30
> meters.  Any ideas on this one would be appreciated.
>
> 73, Joe, WA2PJI  - rsalvo at aol.com