[TenTec] Info on the Argonaut 515?

w4foa at comcast.net w4foa at comcast.net
Tue May 25 07:39:53 EDT 2004


OK Jim, let us know what you find out.  I was thinking Ten Tec even made another Argonaut (Model escapes me) some years after they made the 515.  FYI, I no longer have my 515 but it certainly was a delight to operate.  At one time I had all of the accessories to go with it and it made a beautiful setup on the QRP desk.  I was always amazed at the sensitivity of the 515 and the 509!

TenTec does some good stuff!!

Tony, W4FOA


> Hi Tony and 515 gang,
> 
> I'm not sure Tony. You may be right. I'll have to do some checking on it.
> --- I was confident that it was the Argonaut, but now --- I'll check
> around. Maybe someone else can remember the story.
> 
> Jim --- N8LUV
> 
> 
> On Tue, 25 May 2004 10:50:05 +0000 w4foa at comcast.net writes:
> > Jim,
> > I'm probably wrong but I believe it was the Triton series, wasn't 
> > it?
> > 73
> > Tony, W4FOA
> > 
> > 
> > > Hi 515 fellas,
> > > 
> > > Hey, what happened to the story that there was a lawsuit over the 
> > name
> > > "Argonaut"? As I recall, someone (GE, RCA, etc.) sued TenTec over 
> > the
> > > rights of the name of Argonaut and won the lawsuit. That is about 
> > the
> > > time the 515 stopped production. --- Anyone else remember this?
> > > 
> > > Jim --- N8LUV
> > > 
> > > 
> > > On Mon, 24 May 2004 13:58:50 -0500 "Stuart Rohre"
> > > <rohre at arlut.utexas.edu> writes:
> > > > I think at the time of the 515 introduction; there was not as 
> > much 
> > > > interest
> > > > in QRP.   The price might have impeded some wider acceptance of 
> > the 
> > > > radio.
> > > > Most of the QRP rigs of that time were low power, single band, 
> > and 
> > > > scratch
> > > > built.  The 515 is a fine radio; but was low power and not of 
> > > > interest to
> > > > the general ham community.  It was ahead of its time, and might 
> > be 
> > > > compared
> > > > to the quality of the Elecraft K2 of today.
> > > > 73,
> > > > Stuart
> > > > K5KVH
> > > > 
> > > > 
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