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Re: [TenTec] New Life for Argosy--PTO / DDS Swap

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Subject: Re: [TenTec] New Life for Argosy--PTO / DDS Swap
From: Ed - K9EW <k9ew57@gmail.com>
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Date: Tue, 27 Dec 2011 08:55:39 -0600
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Thanks for the idea, Scott.  Never gave the old Argosy a thought for a DDS,
but now it's high on the list - it could use it more than the Corsair II.

Might be in touch once I get into the project.

73,
ed - k9ew


On Mon, Dec 26, 2011 at 8:14 PM, <scottsheppard@videotron.ca> wrote:

> Well this holiday season I made some changes to my little Argosy (analog)
> that had been sitting neglected  in behind my Corsair II and the Omni V...I
> replaced the PTO with the N4YG DDS just as I had with the Corsair. The
> difference is night and day. The simple pleasures of being able to pick the
> radio up or move it a few inches without the freq changing several kc's is
> enough but the tuning is so much more pleasurable. I added a LED freq
> display at the same time and replaced a lot of the older caps on the IF/AF
> board. I now have a new (old) favorite radio.
>
> The conversion was very easy and I placed the board where the old noise
> blanker used to be. Very little difference from the Corsair mods and in
> fact I would say the Argosy is even easier to do. If anyone is interested
> in getting more info I am happy to pass my experiences along...
>
> 73
>
> scott  va3ied
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