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RE: [TenTec] Paragon II ears compared to ArgoV

To: tentec@contesting.com
Subject: RE: [TenTec] Paragon II ears compared to ArgoV
From: "n4lq" <n4lq@iglou.com>
Reply-to: tentec@contesting.com
Date: Wed, 06 Oct 2004 11:07:37 -0400
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I assume you are refering to SSB audio and not CW???

-----Original Message-----
From: "Jacobs, Gordon" <G_Jacobs@wfec.com>
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2004 09:32:26 -0500
Subject: RE: [TenTec] Paragon II ears compared to ArgoV

> A few years ago I bought a new Omni 6 from the factory. When I first
> tried it
> out I found that the receiver was hot and would pull out the signals. I
> had a
> DELTA II (The most under rated radio TEN TEC ever produced) setting
> beside
> the OMNI 6 so I thought I would see how much better the OMNI 6 was.
> With the
> same antenna I found the sensitivity of the two to be about the same,
> but The
> recovered audio on the DELTA II was better than the OMNI 6. The
> difference
> would have been a QSO. The S meters were about the same. Not very
> scientific,
> but interesting. Gordon KA5ZTI
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rick and Karen Bunn [mailto:RRBunn@cox.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2004 5:45 PM
> To: tentec@contesting.com
> Subject: RE: [TenTec] Paragon II ears compared to ArgoV
> 
> 
> The Paragon II is good.  I think the Corsair II may be even better, but
> my
> Paragon II may need some TLC.
> 
> Rick 
> N4ASX
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tentec-bounces@contesting.com
> [mailto:tentec-bounces@contesting.com]
> On Behalf Of designer
> Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2004 3:09 PM
> To: tentec@contesting.com
> Subject: [TenTec] ParagonII ears compared to ArgoV
> 
> I was just now listening to an XE beacon on 10 meters while in the 
> process of testing BandMaster with the Paragon II. I was pretty 
> jazzed because I have heard nothing on 10 meters since I put the 
> station together. Just for fun I switched on the Argo V and it 
> couldn't even hear the beacon that was weak but clear copy on the OLD 
> Paragon II. Looking at the sensitivity specs and having a "new is 
> better" naivete, I expected the Argo to pick it up too. The K2 
> couldn't grab it either.
> 
> Guess Ten Tec engineers knew a thing or two about building receivers 
> before digital.
> 
> 73,
> Paul, K7NHB
> Bend OR
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