Argonaut 505

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Originally Posted by KJ6BSO

Ron, looks like KJ4WS did a good job on that Argonaut 505. I just used it for the first time and worked JA1QS SSB phone—on 10m.

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I'll let him know.

And it's a relief to know it survived the shipping. You never know these days, no matter how well you try to pack things...

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Originally Posted by W3WN

I'll let him know.

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Tell him this, too: My first QSO worked out to 1133.9 miles/watt, and on 10m no less. I think I could learn to like this QRP thing...

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And it's a relief to know it survived the shipping. You never know these days, no matter how well you try to pack things...

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Yeah, no kidding, but I've had much better luck with the USPS in that respect than either UPS or FedEx. I now ship with the postal service almost exclusively.

And now add CE3CT, also SSB phone on 10m. Only 1094 miles/watt, though.

I'm having a blast with this thing. I don't make a lot of DX QSOs but each one I do make feels like a real accomplishment.

Cool. You have it hooked up to a nice speaker? How's that RX audio sound? :)

I worked Croatia a bit ago on 12.

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Originally Posted by WØTKX

Cool. You have it hooked up to a nice speaker? How's that RX audio sound? :)

I worked Croatia a bit ago on 12.

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I unplugged the speaker from my currently non-functional TR-7 and am using it with the Argonaut. The audio is quite good and I found the #2 CW filter to helpful on SSB during contest conditions.

Croatia is a good one. Alas, the Ten Tec rig does not do the WARC bands.

Okay, now add ZM1A, Waihi Beach, New Zealand. 1304 miles/watt.