Like I need ANOTHER ham radio project to work on...
Last year at WASHFest, my friend Bill W3WH bought a Ten Tec Argonaut 505, with the accesory CW filter. Bill was told that the unit was working just fine.
It wasn't. No receiv. From what Bill said, it sounds like the "90197 RF Front End Board" may be shot.A trip to Sevierville revealed that it has some major audio problems (exactly what I don't know yet) and was unrepairable by the factory; combination of some parts no longer available, and the cost to repair would well exceed the value of the rig.
Bill had it on our table at WASHFest this year. And we ended up swapping for it, as I had a few things he wanted. Well, if nothing else, it will look nice on the shelf next to the TT PM-2B, the Ameco AC-1, and some of the other little QRP rigs I've collected recently.
Suffice to say, if anyone has a 505 out there that they're parting out, sooner or later, I do want to talk about possibly obtaining that board, possibly other parts as well.