[TenTec] Argosy (I)

[D Finch]

I have an old Argosy 525 (Analog). I measured the power consumption a long
while ago.

What I got was:

Receive: 590ma
Transmit low power:  2.2 amps , power into a 50 ohm dummy load was 4.5 watts
Transmit high power: 7.6 amps, power into a 50 ohm dummy load was about 40
watts

Power source was a 12.6 volt deep cycle lead acid battery.
All dial lights etc were as supplied with the radio.

I also used a fast acting circuit breaker between the battery and the rig.
Ten-tec said this was important!!

Don Hall KQ6KV

On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 4:16 PM, John <jh.graves at verizon.net> wrote:

> Dave,
>
> Thanks for jumping in.  I have a battery distributor almost in my
> backyard (1 town over) and will have to ask him about a case like
> yours.  I was kind of hoping for 3 hours and it sounds like I can do
> better than that.  What kind of an antenna are you using?
>
> John / WA1JG
>
>
> On 9/7/2011 6:21 PM, Dave Humbertson wrote:
> >    I have the Argosy II 525D and I can get many hours of operating at 5
> > watts even with the digital display and the meter lamp on. I use a 7 ah
> > battery in a little case with a charger built in. I am not sure of the
> > actual current drain. If I get a change I will measure it.
> >
> > 73, Dave - W3NP
> >
> >
> >
> > On 9/7/2011 10:40 AM, John wrote:
> >> I have an Argosy and think it would fun to use it as a portable rig.
> >> Has anybody built up a portable supply for it?  The listed specs say it
> >> draws .5 A on RX and 9 A. Max.  Is it really 2 A. total at low power ( 5
> >> W)?  as an extrapolation ?  The FT-817 runs about 2A on transmit  aso I
> >> would think I would be in that range.  At least one person is using a
> >> 5000 mah battery as a supply for the 817.   Just thinking out load.
> >>
> >> John / WA1JG
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