Despite its small size, it covers all amateur bands from 1606 meters, operates in all modes, and has. Another ham radio business owner shoots himself in the. Paired with a raspberry pi and the mmdvm software becomes a. You can also get an optional internal autotuner and use a battery pack to go truly mobile. Tentec argonaut v 516 argonaut v 516 argonautv516 service manual and specs hilberling pt8000a pt 8000 a pt8000a service manual and specs tokyo hypowerht200 ht 200 ht200 service manual and specs. The vero telecom vgc vrn7500 is a brand new 50watt vhf40 watt uhf headless ham transceiver with a solid buil. Pipedrive is crm software that makes your life easy, for less legwork and more sales. Elecraft kx3 transceiver 160m6m 10w fertiggerat qrpshop. Did you know that a 5 watt signal is only two 2 sunits below a 100 watt signal. Yet it is a light weight portable package that you can take almost anywhere. The argo draws a bit more current on tx also, although it does run a little more output power.
It was originally set up for the k3, but the latest iteration does a great job on the kx3. It includes support for the p3, kpa500, kat500, kxpa100, sdrplay and lppan panadapters. After reading your comments i guess i need to sell my kx3px3 and put. This has recently changed and ten tec is making a 100 watt qrp amp now for its new argonaut rig. This same low noise receiver design blended with advanced software control has been used with the 599 eagle and. I recently purchased the kx3 helper from w1sfr and can report that ive. Argonaut has joined forces with therapynotes to offer the best mental health practice management system available today. It is the only rig controller app which will work as well on an android phone or tablet, a chromebook, or a mac, linux or windows computer. Sqlite super fast data base, 100% native macos app. Its dsp architecture is based on the eagles in beta, we even used the eagle software for the frequent firmware updates. John henry, software engineer for tentec, wrote the following message in response to argonaut vi comments and questions on the model 539 group. In my opinion the extra weight and length of the noveske kx3 were a fair trade off for the benefits gained by the kx3 when running it on a short barreled rifle sbr. More than 150 transceivers and several other devices.
Plug in the audio cable from kx3 iq output to the pc soundcard line in 3. Ten tecs software engineer, john henry, is nothing short of amazing. Elecraft kx3 win4k3 suite software for the elecraft k3 k3s and kx2. The dominion kx iii is an enterpriseclass, secure, kvmoverip switch that provides 1, 2, 4 or 8 users with remote bioslevel control of 8 to 64 servers. The user are ports on ttons for ema on the user s april 2017 f k power distribution. Given the choices between a kx3, a now 10 year old ft817 and the new argonaut vi, i am not convinced that many will go for the latter unless it has unique design features that give it some wow factor over the others. The 817 is the superior trailfriendly rig, but the a vi was not designed with that purpose, but it will be great for picnic tablestyle portable operation. Argonaut the wb8nut blog thoughts and ramblings on. Elecraft kx3 and kx2 win4k3suite for the elecraft k3 k3s.
All programs now have support for the perseus receiver as a. Unlike many software defined radio software, all demodulation, modulation and filtering of the kx3 signals are handled by the kx3 itself. Radio is a completely new type of rig controller, based on the wizkers framework. Then, tentecs current owner, n8wff, decided to comment and shoot himself. It is also compatible with the 8pin din accy packet port of the tentec argonaut vi, eagle, orion, and orion ii only. Thank you for your excellent look at kx3 cw audio vs ten tec cw audio. The electronics are based on the 599, tentec eagle not exactly the same, but very similar. Its head offices were in colindale, london, and later in the argonaut house in edgware, london. Ive been running with the software for about a year or so, and i now dont know how function without it. After 2 weeks of constant problems, and working with ten tec service trying to resolve them, i. Tentec has created another legend within the new 539 argonaut vi. The new elecraft kx2 uses the same radio cable and jumper module as the elecraft kx3. San and the mythological story of jason and the argonauts.
Tentec argonautv 516 argonaut v 516 argonautv516 mods. Noveske kx3 and barrel length consideratons 200805. This new qrp transceiver incorporates the use of tentecs asr design philosophy. The argonaut vi is not a qrp radio designed for backpacking like the kx1 or kx3, but it would hang with the best in a qrp contest or on field day. Pinout pin 1 aux in pin 2 gnd pin 3 ptt pin 4 line out pin 5 nc. The kx3 is my choice as a trail friendly rig, though. Fx trax is the original name of the project aka wild trax in japan, from when it was still in early development by nintendo ead and argonaut software. This hybrid sdr approach leaves the digital signal processing to the engineers at elecraft, while providing a full featured. Therapy practice management software argonaut software. When the new ten tec argonaut vi arrived on the scene i watched it for awhile, read all the reports, and decided it was just what i was looking for.
I used two separate computers, one for n1mm and smartcat for band data, plus second computer to actually run smartsdr. Commander allows you to control your alinco, elecraft, flexradio, icom, jrc, kachina, kenwood, tentec, or yaesu radio from a pc running windows 95, 98, nt, 2000, xp, vista, 7, 8, or 10. Thanks to stateoftheart construction techniques, its only 5. N4py offers rig control software for a wide variety of receivers from the elecraft k3 to the ten tec rx 320 receiver. The argo draws more current on rx though 570 ma vs. Well i guess their latest product, the argonaut vi. Tentec argonaut vi and eagle fully supported in the n4py orion program. A tcpip interface trxnet is provided for your own development. Designed to bring commercial smartphone size and weight characteristics to militaryqualified battlefield radio equipment, the swave hhe weighs less than 550 grams and measures just 155mm x 70mm x 40mm. This same low noise receiver design blended with advanced software control has been used with the 599 eagle and rx366 receiver giving you outstanding dynamic range and crystal clear audio. Cw audio compared between tentec eagle and elecraft kx3. Ive used the rig on jt9 and psk, and frequency stability is excellent. Experience the simple, fun, and ease of use the tentec argonaut vi offers.
True, the 817 does more than the a vi, but it does no single thing nearly as well. Kx iii comes with standard features such as dvihdmidisplayport digital and analog video, audio, virtual media, smart cardcac, blade server support, and mobile access. Argonaut vi qrp 110 watt transceiver available radioworld. Weve combined the best of both products under the therapynotes name, with a total of 16 years providing the highest security and the best customer service, in the easiest to use and most feature rich online solution for psychotherapists. In contrast to the kx3, no special measures need be taken to keep the argo on frequency or. Stunt race is a racing game for the super nintendo that used the super fx chip to create 3d polygons for the cars and tracks. Have you any rough idea as to battery life comparison for kx2 and kx3 i realize this is a difficult question. Ic7300 swr graph feature demo with automatic external atu and random wire antenna duration. Dj0ip, nj0ip, spiderbeam, antenna, antenna tuner, matchbox, balun, rob sherwood. Tentecs software engineer, john henry, is nothing short of amazing. In the gallery below you can see various images from the beta version, with different hud and wip graphic. The argonaut 6 is much better than the ft817 as a cw transceiver but not near as good as the kx3. The elecraft kx3 uses sdr technology to bring to you a level of performance that is above most base station transceivers regardless of price. A couple of weeks ago on eham, a ham innocently asked, is tentec still in business.
N4py software is your source for high quality, effective rig control software for your transceiver. Diagnostics deployment site survey and diagnostics tool. Other useful information would include your experience with similar products, infomation on a product that you would purchase instead of this one, and so on. The kx3 version of win4k3suite provides full control of th. Firmware updateable via provided application software. Plug in the kxusb cable and install the ftdi driver 2. There were no sunspots over this reporting week, february 612. Kx1, kx3, k1, k2 tentec argonaut vi oak hills research ohr 100a icom 703 and yaesu 817 heathkit hw7,8,9 hendricks qrp kits pixie norcal qrp club and lots more. Elecrafts new kx2 stealth transceiver can go wherever your imagination takes you. I imagine the kx3 and argonaut vi would be a fair contest. Win4k3suite is a comprehensive control package for the elecraft k3, kx3, and k3s. My tentec eagle sounds better than my elecraft kx3 qrp. Describe your experience with the tentec argonaut vi 539 and tell us why you give it the rating you did required.
John answers a few questions about the tentec model 539. This brief video demonstrates cw audio reception ab comparison using an elecraft kx3 and a tentec eagle on the same antenna and using different audio filter options on each radio. Well, as you can imaginegiven the venuethe question prompted a whole lot of comments. Tentec model 539 argonaut vi qrp 110 watt transceiver. Viewargonaut is a windowsbased deployment, postprocessing, and diagnostic software program that can be used with any sontek argonaut current meter md, sw, xr, argonautadv and sonteksl500. T he kx3 iq outputs can be used with nap3 for a full panadapter with no additional hardware. Dsei 2015 selex es announces the compact hhe software. At dsei 2015, finmeccanica selex es introduced its new swavefamily software defined radio sdr, named the hand held evolution hhe. Win4k3 suite software for the elecraft k3 k3s and kx2 all the same features as the k3 version with a hybrid software defined radio interface. Software defined radio sdr architektur plus roofing filter kxfl3 optional.
Also, too many bellsandwhistles on the elecraft for this old 76 year old operator. Rx400, argonaut v, argonaut vi orion and pegasus plus, omni vi icom, and omni v. Hi everyone, heres a brief list of common commands with explanations of the elecraft k3kx3 programming language. Elecraft has also noted that it is supposed to be introducing a 2 meter module for the kx3.
You can purchase the kx3 as a kit or factory assembled. None of these are possibilities with the argonaut vi. Founded as argonaut software by teenager jez san in 1982, the company name is a play on his name j. The kx3 also does rtty and psk31 which are not features of the argonaut vi. This jumper module is compatible with our elecraft kx3 radio cable which works with the kx2 and kx3 radios pn slcabkx3. Back in july i wrote about tentec and how i think they are losing their innovation an appeal. The kx3 iq outputs can be used with nap3 for a full panadapter with no.
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