[TenTec] Argonaut V

[Ron Zond]

Hi

If you do the Argo V portable, beter take good batteries. RX draw is 955 ma.

Ron
K3MIY

-----Original Message-----
From: tentec-bounces at contesting.com
[mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com]On Behalf Of Bwana Bob
Sent: Monday, February 13, 2006 7:25 PM
To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Argonaut V


I dunno, couldn't you put it in a rucksack with a gel cell battery and
make a packset out of it? I bet those 20 W military packsets like the
AN/PRC-15 or AN/URC-87 were a lot heavier than an Argonaut. I think a
few people have made portable setups for the Scout.



			73,

			Bob WB2VUF


RaySoifer at cs.com wrote:

> In a message dated 2/12/06 5:19:18 PM GMT Standard Time, k7gt at charter.net
> writes:
>
>>No, 20W isn't QRP but a more reasonable way to run low power and still
>>get contacts. You will be a full S unit above the QRP gang, but you knew
>>that.
>>I do have some QRP radios (Elecraft KX1) but only use them for backpack
>>portable.
>
>
> I run my Argo V at 20W, but it does have a power-output meter so if anyone
> wants to be officially QRP, he can always turn down the power to 5W.  The
Argo V
> is too big and bulky for backpacking, and consumes too much current, but
my
> hiking days were over 50 years ago :-)
>
> Have fun,
>
> Ray W2RS
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