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RE: [TenTec] Paragon II ears compared to ArgoV

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Subject: RE: [TenTec] Paragon II ears compared to ArgoV
From: "Jacobs, Gordon" <G_Jacobs@wfec.com>
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Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2004 10:27:51 -0500
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Don't know! But it works good, just turn a knob and get any bandwidth you
need. It works good on PSK 31 as well.  Gordon KA5ZTI

-----Original Message-----
From: n4lq [mailto:n4lq@iglou.com]
Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2004 10:19 AM
To: tentec@contesting.com
Subject: RE: [TenTec] Paragon II ears compared to ArgoV


So who was this Jones fellow and how did his design come to be in a 
TenTec rig?

-----Original Message-----
From: "Jacobs, Gordon" <G_Jacobs@wfec.com>
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2004 10:12:03 -0500
Subject: RE: [TenTec] Paragon II ears compared to ArgoV

> Yes I failed to state that. By the way I still have a DELTA II but let
> the
> OMNI go. I like the Jones Filter. Gordon KA5ZTI
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: n4lq [mailto:n4lq@iglou.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2004 10:08 AM
> To: tentec@contesting.com
> Subject: RE: [TenTec] Paragon II ears compared to ArgoV
> 
> 
> 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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