Been there, done that! Had to send mine in for the Ten-Tec fix..... You might
try lock washers on all boards mounted on chassis and chassis brackets as the
cause of PLL OUT OF LOCK is frequently "high resistance" to ground.
The second time I sent my Paragon II in for a PLL OUT OF LOCK problem, my new
OMNI VI + had all the Paragon's filters installed before the Paragon left!
Best regards,
Gary - AB9M
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----- Original Message -----
From: Jerry Volpe<mailto:kg6tt@tomorrowsweb.com>
To: tentec@contesting.com<mailto:tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, January 01, 2005 8:24 AM
Subject: [TenTec] Paragon PLL OUT OF LOCK
Well the dreaded PLL OUT OF LOCK fault has struck!
My Google search showed three recomendations.
1) See if the small variable resistor is out of adjustment on the Major
Loop Board. This did not work.
2. Resolder ALL the solder trace connections on the Minor and Major Loop
boards. It was recommeded that I remove the existing solder first. Many
hours later, after careful comparisons to board image in manual (I had
to scan it, enlarge it and flip it to see from the back). Checking
redoing, checking and redoing.... No go.
3) Send it to Ten-Tec. Ouch, In 30 plus years of owning Ten-Tec
equipment I've always been able to fix it myself. :(
The problem is on all frequency ranges.
This Paragon has the original Major Loop board.
Any constructive suggestions?
Jerry, KG6TT
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