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| *Size: HWD 4.5" x 13" x 7" | *Size: HWD 4.5" x 13" x 7" | ||
| *Weight: 6 lbs | *Weight: 6 lbs | ||
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| ===== Related Links ===== | ===== Related Links ===== | ||
| - | *[[http://www.earlandrews.com/ARGONAUT1.html|VE3AB's Argonaut Pages]] | + | *[[https://web.archive.org/web/20101003061948/http://www.earlandrews.com/ARGONAUT1.html|VE3AB's Argonaut Pages]] |
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| *[[509dialstring|Dial String Replacement Alternative]] | *[[509dialstring|Dial String Replacement Alternative]] | ||
| *[[http://www.k9ew.us/509_crystal_filter.htm|Adding a Crystal Filter]] | *[[http://www.k9ew.us/509_crystal_filter.htm|Adding a Crystal Filter]] | ||
| + | *[[http://www.w1hue.us/Articles/TT_KEY.html|Cleaner Keying]] for the Ten-Tec 509 by W1HUE | ||
| + | *[[http://www.w1hue.us/Articles/TT_SSB.html|Improving SSB Performance]] of the Ten-Tec Argonaut 509 by W1HUE | ||
| + | *[[http://www.w1hue.us/Articles/TT_NOISE.html|Curing VHF Interference]] in Ten-Tec Argonauts by W1HUE | ||
| ===== Accessories ===== | ===== Accessories ===== | ||
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| *Keyer Model [[KR5A]] | *Keyer Model [[KR5A]] | ||
| - | ===== Lineage & Background of the Five Argonauts ===== | ||
| - | *[[http://www.arrl.org/news/features/2003/04/29/1/|The Odyssey of the Argonauts]] | ||
| ===== Specifications ===== | ===== Specifications ===== | ||
| - | **Receiver** | + | ==== Receiver ==== |
| + | ***Sensitivity:** Less than 0.5 uV for 10 db signal-plus-noise-to noise ratio. | ||
| + | ***Selectivity:** 2.4 kHz at 6 db down. 1.7:1 shape factor 6/50 db. | ||
| + | ***Input:** Low impedance unbalanced coaxial input. | ||
| + | ***Output Impedance:** 8 ohm speaker or headphones. (High or low impedance headphones can be used.) | ||
| + | ***Spurious Response:** More than 50 db down. | ||
| + | ***Automatic Gain Control:** (Max) For 100 db change in input signal level, output changes less than 6 db. | ||
| + | ***Offset Tuning:** With pull-out defeat switch. | ||
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| + | ==== Transmitter ==== | ||
| + | ***DC Power Input:** 5 watts PEP; 5 watts CW. | ||
| + | ***RF Power Output:** 2 watts (50 ohm non-reactive load), miniumu. | ||
| + | ***Output Impedance:** 50 to 75 ohms. | ||
| + | ***Transmit-Receive Operation:** SSB: PTT. CW: Complete break-in. | ||
| + | ***CW Sidetone:** Internally switched. Operates in CW mode. | ||
| + | ***Microphone Input:** High impedance. Crystal, ceramic, or dynamic. | ||
| + | ***Carrier Suppression:** 40 db from single tone output. | ||
| + | ***Sideband Suppression:** 30 db down from a single tone output at 1000 Hz reference. | ||
| - | ***Sensitivity** - Less than 0.5 uV for 10 db signal-plus-noise-to noise ratio. | ||
| + | ==== General ==== | ||
| + | ***Frequency Coverage:** 3.5 to 4.0, 7.0 to 7.5, 14.0 to 14.5, 21.0 to 21.5, 28.0 to 30.0 MHz. | ||
| + | ***Frequency Stability:** Less than 100 Hz change from 10.5 to 14 VDC. | ||
| + | ***Modes of Operation:** Normal sideband, reverse sideband, CW. | ||
| + | ***Dial Calibration:** +/- 5 kHz on 80 through 15 meters, +/- 10 kHz on 10 meters. | ||
| + | ***Tuning Rate:** Approximately 25 kHz per knob revolution, 80 meters through 15 meters. 100 kHz on 10 meters. | ||
| + | ***Front Panel Controls:** Resonate. Offset (pull-off). Band Selector. Tuning Knob. RF Gain. AF Gain/Power On-Off. Mode Switch. Meter Switch. Drive. | ||
| + | ***Rear Apron Connectors:** Antenna. Dial light switch. Microphone jack. Headphone/speaker jack. Receiver antenna. Auxilliary 12 V output jack. Key jack. Power in jack. Receive/Transmit antenna switch. Accessories socket. | ||
| + | ***Semiconductor Devices:** 32 Transistors, 3 Mosfets, 3 I.C.'s, and 18 Diodes. | ||
