[TenTec] Argo 505 QSO

[1291jim at gmail.com]

I bought a "tech-special" 505 from eBay a few months ago that was beautiful
but would not transmit.  

 

Gary, W0DVN, fixed it up for me and I got it on the air for the first time
Saturday night, 16 Feb, during the ARRL CW DX Contest.

 

The rig was so quiet that at first I thought Gary broke something!  Then as
I turned down near 7.030 a station came in loud and clear.  I sent my call
and was asked to repeat two more times, and made the exchange.

 

When I logged the station I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw that my
4-watts into a dipole up 35' made a contact with RT0C in Asiatic Russia,
5382 miles away!

 

Thank you Gary, you did a bang-up job!

 

This Ten-Tec 505 is doing FB!

 

73 DE W6JIM