• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Ten-Tec Inc.; Sevierville, TN

• Year
• 1973 ?

• Category
• Amateur TRX: Transmitter/Receiver (and Transceiver)

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 286989

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• Number of Transistors
• Semiconductors present.

• Semiconductors

• Main principle
• Transceiver

• Wave bands
• Short Wave (SW only)

• Power type and voltage
• Powered by external power supply or a main unit. / 12 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil)

• Power out
• 1 W (undistorted)

• Material
• Metal case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 505 Argonaut - Ten-Tec Inc.; Sevierville, TN

• Shape
• Tablemodel, with any shape - general.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 13 x 4.5 x 7.5 inch / 330 x 114 x 191 mm

• Notes

• The Ten-Tec 505 Argonaut is a QRP transceiver, operating on the 10-80 meter bands with 2 watts output on 80-15 meters and 1.8 watts on 10 meter.

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 6 lb (6 lb 0 oz) / 2.724 kg

• Price in first year of sale
• 288.00 USD

• Mentioned in
• QST (January 1935 page 113)

• Author
• Model page created by Wayne Childress. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 44 models, 37 with images and 12 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Ten-Tec Inc.; Sevierville, TN