You can reduce current drain if you will use a set of unused contacts to
switch the lamps off and on. If you have the digital model, there is a
button to shut off the display, I think, and you can run the meter lamp lead
through a spare contact. I don't know about the analog Argosy's contact
nomenclature.
I would think the basic rig would draw on the order of 1.5 amps on low power
but that's speculation.
73, Mike -N4NT-
----- Original Message -----
From: "John" <jh.graves@verizon.net>
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2011 10:40 AM
Subject: [TenTec] Argosy (I)
>I have an Argosy and think it would fun to use it as a portable rig.
> Has anybody built up a portable supply for it? The listed specs say it
> draws .5 A on RX and 9 A. Max. Is it really 2 A. total at low power ( 5
> W)? as an extrapolation ? The FT-817 runs about 2A on transmit aso I
> would think I would be in that range. At least one person is using a
> 5000 mah battery as a supply for the 817. Just thinking out load.
>
> John / WA1JG
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