[TenTec] Argo 30 meter conversion - Century 22 17m !

G4PUQ at aol.com G4PUQ at aol.com
Mon May 24 17:28:46 EDT 2004


       Going back to 1998 I enjoyed a simple modification project!

       I modified a Century 22 for 17m & 12m. Nothing elaborate just replaced 
the xtals, made an educated guess regarding the value of a few components and 
tweaked the relevant inductor cores. 

       Results on 17m were quite surprising, TA3BN first qso whilst testing 
and JA1OBN a couple of weeks later following a bit more work ( Its nice to look 
over old logbooks :-)

12m was very unstable and I didn't pursue the modification any further. I did 
think about 160m but I didn't think final PA would work on the band. has 
anyone tried something a little bit more precise than my hit and miss approach?

       73 de Peter G4PUQ 
       G-QRP-C 1384

100% CW,  85 % Ten Tec, 15 % Drake
       
Running my own little mini Ten Tec Museum shack. Century22, Argosy II, Delta 
580+VFO, OmniC+VFO, Corsair II+VFO, Scout and Drake  TR7+ VFO



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