[TenTec] Argonaut 509 - who had one and cares to share experiences?

[Sergio Potes]

Chris: I own "one" 509 and the the radio is a very good sensitive
radio an fairly reliable. The main problems are the grease on the vfo
gets solidified after a while.So you may need to remove the old grease
and install a new one...preferably a synthetic one that does not
solidifies. Them you may have to change the elastic band with a new
one a fairly easy repair.You can the vfo kit form tent...the elastic
band you can get from hobbies shops like Michaels. Always keep the vfo
needle all the way to the left so the elastic band does not stretch
and loose its stretchability.. Make sure you do not reverse the
polarity or plug the power cord into the antenna plug...the plugs look
the same. If your vfo does not move you need to clean the vfo. Look
for an article.."argonaut 509 greasing the pig" it will tell you how
to lube the vfo. The filter on the radio is very wide so you need a
external filter.
The  Argonaut 509 and the 515 are my favorite qrp radios..simple
radios to have lots of fun with them.
Regards! Sergio AE4TO

On Tue, Sep 7, 2010 at 2:49 AM, Chris Wagner <kf6vci at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello from Thailand!
>
> I won this Ten Tec QRP transceiver with power supply for $ 160.25. Will
> start by cleaning the rig and then hope it will transmit, as the seller
> could not verify this. Might be a red flag - how was that, fools and their
> money soon getting parted?
>
> Fred strongly advises to shun this auction site and buy from ham websites.
> Last week, I bought some keys on www.eham.net and hope the Benchers and the
> Vibroplex will be okay. (When I was back in DL, my home country, at the
> national hamfest, I used to buy some nice keys from Begali and Scheunemann
> (Schurr successor).
>
> When you use CW, QRP can be all you need for a 2000 mile contact. Who has
> owned an Argonaut 509?
>
> 73s de Chris KF6VCI
>
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