That's a great story Al!
Maybe instead of selling it, I'll send it back to Ten Tec and have them give it
a once-over and then decide whether to sell it or not.
73
Steve
W1SFR
On May 2, 2012, at 10:29 AM, Al Gulseth wrote:
> Steve,
>
> Although my Argosy wasn't my first radio, it was my first _new_ radio. Like
> you, about 15 years ago I decided to move on. I subsequently sold it but
> shortly thereafter started "kicking myself" as the quip goes.
>
> A few years later I was in the flea market at an area hamfest when a friend
> of
> mine who knew that I liked Ten-Tec equipment said "there's a nice-looking
> Argosy a few rows over." I went to the table he indicated, started looking at
> the radio, and turned it around to look at the back panel. I suspect someone
> would have liked to have had a camera handy as I read the serial number and
> then looked up to see the guy I had sold it to a few years before.
>
> Needless to say, it went home with me that day and it's still sitting in the
> shack.
>
> Just my $0.02 worth HI HI!!
>
> 73, Al
>
> On Wed May 2 2012 7:16:15 am Stephen Roberts wrote:
>> I'm thinking of selling my Argosy. It was my first radio, but I recently
>> got a K2 from a ham friend at a price that I couldn't refuse. I'm not sure
>> about the price, but I'm thinking $350 plus shipping would be fair. It
>> comes with the matching power supply, battery cables with breaker and the
>> original microphone. It has the RF gain mod as well as an additional Key
>> input and speaker/audio out. It also includes the XTAL CW filter and NB
>> filter. I hate to get rid of it, but I'm not in a position to own multiple
>> radios and have to make choices as I move forward in the hobby.
>>
>> If you're interested, let me know and I can send pix. I'll wait a couple of
>> days, then post to QRZ.
>>
>> Best 73
>> Steve
>> W1SFR
>>
>>
>>
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