Correction: 300hz
-----Original Message-----
From: <n4lq@iglou.com>
To: "Ron McConnell" <rcmcc@earthlink.net>, tentec@contesting.com, "Ten-
Tec Argo V/516" <ten-tec516@yahoogroups.com>, "HFPack"
<hfpack@yahoogroups.com>, "QRP-L" <qrp-l@lehigh.edu>, "QRPp-I" <QRPp-
I@yahoogroups.com>, "Leo W4RRY Lehner" <w4rry@fastq.com>, "W2IOL"
<w2iol@arrl.net>, n4uau@arrl.net
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
Date: Fri, 01 Nov 2002 14:55:11 -0500
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Argonaut V/516 Supply Voltage sensitivity. >=12.0Vdc
> Speaking of SGC's 2002. Last night I had a CW QSO with a fellow who was
> operating one from batteries. He had 3 carriers, one big and 2 weak
> ones
> about 300khz above and below his main carrier. He put the rig back on
> the
> DC supply but no change. I've heard one other 2020 sound like this. You
> might want to take a listen on another receiver and check this out.
>
> N4LQ
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "Ron McConnell" <rcmcc@earthlink.net>
> To: <tentec@contesting.com>, "Ten-Tec Argo V/516" <ten-
> tec516@yahoogroups.com>, "HFPack" <hfpack@yahoogroups.com>, "QRP-L"
> <qrp-
> l@lehigh.edu>, "QRPp-I" <QRPp-I@yahoogroups.com>
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
> Date: Fri, 1 Nov 2002 12:53:18 -0500
> Subject: [TenTec] Argonaut V/516 Supply Voltage sensitivity. >=12.0Vdc
>
> >
> > "...12.1 v at which point the signal has a
> > pronounced chirp on CW."
> >
> > "...audio becomes distorted also..."
> >
> > And finally,
> > Ten-Tec says, "...12V is the lower limit..."
> >
> > (sigh)
> >
> > I still plan to get an Argonaut V/516,
> > but I am a bit disappointed in this outcome.
> > My plans are to shift the SGC SG-2020
> > to full time portable/mobile use
> > because of its rugged, brick-like construction
> > and use the Argonaut V for my desk rig.
> >
> > My main complaint with the SG-2020 is that
> > it is not small (12Vdc, 7AH) gel-cell battery
> > friendly, even at qrp xmit levels.
> > Any momentary slip below 12.0Vdc results
> > in distortion. Now it seems the Argonaut V
> > has the same characteristics. I use a
> > 17AH battery for home that I keep on float,
> > so hopefully the Argo V will be happy.
> > I expected that with all the DSP horsepower
> > that 4AH batteries or smaller probably
> > would not be realistic, but 7AH or even larger?.
> >
> > For the SG-2020, I ended up using one of
> > W4RRY's battery boosters to keep the voltage
> > at 13.8Vdc. http://www.fastq.com/~w4rry/
> > When I get around to using the Argo V portable,
> > it looks like it will be better off with a boost, too.
> >
> > 73,
> >
> > Ron McConnell
> > w2iol
> >
> >
> >
> >
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