Well as a "new" Argo V owner I can't let this one rest. I've had my little
rig almost 2 days so I'm an expert - hi!
I bought the rig used but in perfect condition and married up the N4PY
software to it yesterday. I must concur with Rod that the DSP notch would
be a wonderful addition!
As for the Elecraft vs Argo debate. In my case there wasn't much of a
debate. I enjoy building and repairing but a new Argo was even pushing my
budget so a new Elecraft wasn't on the radar. Used Argo vs a used Elecraft
K2 was no contest. A 100 watt Elecraft K2 with all the bells and whistles
was almost double the price of a used Argo (TCXO with fans and accessory
cable).
As has been pointed out, these are very different rigs and meant for
different users. The Argo V looks like it will meet my needs and wants
quite nicely. I plan to use the Argo for QRP and on PSK (the ease with
which this can be accomplished impressed me). I'm looking forward to my
Argo and I've now moved part of my station into the 21st century (even
though I'll likely be selling my Century 22 to make room for it).
73,
Rick
VE7ASR
Web site: http://www3.telus.net/ve7asr
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To: <tentec@contesting.com>
> Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2003 10:06:03 -0400
> From: "RON ZOND" <K3MIY@CSONLINE.NET>
> To: <tentec@contesting.com>
> Subject: RE: [TenTec] Argo V Purchase
>
>
> Hi George
>
> I notice that in contests, I can usually pull a weak signal
> by adjusting the
> filter to elimiate (as much as possible) the strong station.
> Then I use the
> bandpass filter to peak the desired station. The Argonaut has
> 36 selectable
> filters fro 200 to 3000 hertz, and the bandpass moves 3000
> hertz either side
> of VFO frequency. By using the DSP filters and variable
> bandpass, I can
> usually get what I want. Improvements I would like to see (maybe with
> firmware upgrades) include a better noise blanker, DSP notch
> filtering, and
> selectable AGC. The QSK is quite good on the Argo V. Another
> poster to the
> reflector noted "machine gun" recovery at high speeds. This
> is a problem
> with all rigs if the noise blanker in turned on. If you would
> like, I can
> send you wav
> files of the filters in action. Specify conditions that you
> want, and I can
> send you files.
>
> 73
> ron
> K3MIY
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