[TenTec] Mobile

[Dwight Orten]

I agree about the fifty watts.  The more power you are pulling while
running mobile, the more problems you make.  I run mostly CW will mobile
and have noticed just about any one I can hear I can work.  The old Scout
hears pretty well.  I have always been impressed with what it and the old
Hustler antennas will do.
Dwight, KM4FO

On Wed, Jan 13, 2016 at 3:08 PM, Lee <lee at wa3fiy.com> wrote:

>  Ah YES, an Argosy 3 or is that Argosy III?   Something I hoped Ten Tec
> would do for many years.  I'd keep it at 50 bullet proof watts ( any SWR at
> full power with no damage and no power reduction) and an internal antenna
> tuner.  Keep the other features and performance of the Argonaut VI.
>
> I have a sort-of Argosy II and a half with my Argonaut VI and Hardrock
> 50/AT.  I call the amplifier Jason, so my rig is "Jason and the Argonaut".
>  Well....my kids like the name  :-).  I'm still working through the fine
> points of integration but it's looking good.   The radio performance of the
> Argonaut is hard to beat and Jason adds useful power and an automatic
> antenna tuner.  The Argonaut especially is battery friendly which is
> important.  Jason is a bullet proof 50 watts and is good for QSK to 20 wpm
> stock and has a QSK option if wanted.  It is amazing how often I use only
> the 10 watts and have Jason turned off; no parasitic battery drain at all.
> When I need the antenna tuner I turn Jason on but in bypass (QRP) mode and
> the tuner is in line.  Adds a little extra current load but not much.
> Perhaps some day TT could update the 418 to include and antenna tuner that
> works even when the amp itself is bypassed.  That would be sweet.  But I
> know they currently have other priorities which make sense.
>
> I sure hope TT brings the Argonaut VI back on line.  It should be pretty
> easy I think with so much similarity in bill of material to the Eagle.  The
> Argonaut is a really sweet radio.
>
> 73,
>
> -Lee-
>
> WA3FIY
>
> ------ Original Message ------
> From: "Ron Notarius W3WN" <wn3vaw at verizon.net>
> To: tentec at contesting.com
> Sent: 1/13/2016 11:40:18 AM
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Mobile
>
>  If I were designing an HF mobile rig today...
>>
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> ;
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>>
>> Now if this ended up being a 10 W (base) rig, it could be the next
>> iteration of the Argonaut.  If it ended up being higher output, and if the
>> Argonaut VI goes back into production (either as is or as a "6+" with some
>> improvements - and 12 meters), I'd resurrect another name from the past,
>> from a rig that deserved better than it got in it's time:  I'd call it the
>> Argosy 3.
>>
>>
>> That's what I'd want to do.  But since I don't have any say in what's
>> coming up next, I can hope that someone in that position likes the general
>> idea, if not the specifics.
>>
>>
>> 73, ron w3wn
>>
>>
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