My first modern rig was a used Argonaut 515 I bought in 1985. Nice on
CW, wide on SSB, 2 watts out was pretty light. But it was the top of
the line QRP rig and I loved it for that.
Time moves on. TenTec struggles, transitions to a direct-sales company
and eventually produces a truly top-level contest rig. They certainly
benefited from the move to direct-sales. But what of the Argo line?
They have an Argo V these days, and it is cheaper than the K2 with
options, but I have a K2. I sometimes think about getting an Argo
because they're "the top of the QRP rigs" ... then it occurs to me. No,
the K2 is the top.
I guess I don't really view the K2 as a QRP rig :-) It is too good to
be "just" a QRP rig, but in reality it is.
So I say the title of King of QRP has passed from TenTec to Elecraft.
Yea, I suppose y'all already knew this but it is a relief for me to
realize it. I can quit thinking about getting an Argo V.
- Keith N1AS -
- K2 5411.ssb.dsp -
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