[TenTec] Argonaut Users Group

[Bill Rowlett]

I must agree, the TT list is the TT list. All of their rigs from the pm to 
the latest orion.

I wish people would get over the need to control somthing. Must have no real 
control at their job.

73,  Bill  kc4atu

>From: "n4lq" <n4lq at iglou.com>
>Reply-To: tentec at contesting.com
>To: tentec at contesting.com
>Subject: Re: [TenTec] Argonaut Users Group
>Date: Fri, 24 Dec 2004 12:18:41 -0500
>
>Here we go again. Having to snoop around on different reflectors for
>information about rigs all made by one manufacture. I simply do not
>understand the mentality of going off in different directions with every
>model rig. N4LQ
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: "Richard Arland" <richard.arland at verizon.net>
>To: <moses at frontier.net>
>Date: Fri, 24 Dec 2004 12:00:37 -0500
>Subject: [TenTec] Argonaut Users Group
>
> > For what it's worth, Ed Tanton, N4XY, has started an "Argonaut Users
> > Group" on QTH.net: subscirbe by going to:
> > (http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/argonaut_users_group).
> >
> > This group deals strictly with the ANALOG ARGONAUTS (Models 505, 509 &
> > 515) and is open to anyone who is interested in these older classic QRP
> > rigs. If Clark would get with Ed maybe we could post the mods and info
> > he has on this group.
> >
> > As for "The Argonaut 509 From Hell" I am still fighting the good fight.
> > I was all set to button things up on Thursday and, on a whim, did a
> > power output check and found I had good output on 80M, intermittant
> > output on 40M, and NO OUTPUT on 20 &15M (10 is still dead.....all that
> > is left to swap out are the switch wafers and I think I'll save that
> > for some time in the Spring when I regain my sanity). After about 2
> > hours of prodding and poking, I found the feedthru on the side of the
> > PTO case was intermittantly shorting out against the case. It had come
> > loose and the rig would work upside down, but not right side up!! Now I
> > have full output on 80 & 40M, about 900 mW out on 20 and 1.2 W out on
> > 15M. I think I used too much DeOxit on the switch wafers! That is
> > directly related to "operator headspace", what can I tell 'ya.
> >
> > At any reat, I hope those of you who have a fondness for the Analog
> > Argos will join us on the new Argonaut Users Group.
> >
> > vy 73 es Happy Holidays
> >
> > Rich K7SZ
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