Several weeks ago, I described a keying problem with my Ten-Tec Paragon I (e.g. model 585) whereby the rig does not sequence properly when T/R switching in the CW mode. The problem only occurs over a
Has anyone run into trouble with the keying on the Paragon I. On mine, it gets confused when I am trying to key it at between about 20 to 25 wpm and do a frequency offset (rit or split mode) at the s
I am using an external keyer. In fact there is no internal keyer in the Paragon. The problem appears to be with the T/R switching firmware. When switching between different transmit and receive frequ
Yes, in fact I was already through the PLL problem about two years ago. First it was the low frequency VCO that started phase popping (noticed it on 75 meters). Then later it started with mid range V
Bill, I have a Paragon I here which oddly enough I hooked to my spectrum analyzer the other day (I wanted to set the power level to circa S9 so I could check out the key clicks with my Drake R4C). An
Hi Bill, I checked my Paragon tonight with the VFO set to 1813.00 KHz. The high-level close-in spurs that I saw on the 7MHz spectrum are gone with this setting, but I am still seeing low-level discre
Yes, I agree. As long as you tailor your bandwidth to band utilization (wide when the band is empty, narrow when band is crowded), then I don't have any problem with wideband SSB. After all, nobody i
A loop thru for an external linear amplifier would be nice too (this can be a major source of TX distortion). Seems like you could unmute the receiver by an appropriate amount and then downconvert th
Its a handy feature if your keying an amplifier with a slow T/R relay. Contest logging programs like TRlog close the PTT line a few milliseconds before the CW starts. This can give a slow amplifier T
Many of today's top contesters grew up with paper logs and dupe sheets. Today they use the mental bandwidth once consumed managing that paper and pencil and devote it to operating a second radio whic
I would have to agree with Yuri on the importance of #5. I operate from a club station that is setup for Kenwood radios. If I plunked down $3.5K for an Orion, I would probably want to drag it over an
Actually what Sinisa is suggesting is not just mental monkey spanking, it is a very good test. If you don't hear an increase in background noise when you connect your antenna, your receiver quite lik
Wait a minute!! Don't forget that we are the authorized radio service, not BPL. FCC rules don't protect BPL from interference that it might suffer in the presence of LEGALLY AUTHORIZED RADIO TRANSMIS
If you know the power density (in watts/meter^2) of an incoming plane wave, effective aperture is a very useful concept for determining the amount of energy captured by a receive antenna. In other wo
Yes, there is antenna gain measured in dBi (dB isotropic) and then there is dBmb (dB in mind of beholder). As you suggest, the latter usually involves large DXCC totals and wet pasta :) 73 de Mike,
Actually Sinisa, you just made my point. If you know the effective aperture of the receive antenna, then you can do the calculation of received power straight away. If on the other hand you know the
Allan, I think what your saying is true for permanent magnets. In that case the orientation of the magnetic domains in the material are randomized by the elevated temperature, causing the net magneti
Only 312 countries on 160 and doesn't use QSK. Your obviously a lid, Bill :) 73 de Mike, W4EF................................. -- -- _______________________________________________ TenTec mailing lis
Hi Jim, Some would argue that it takes a masochistic streak to do it with low power and mediocre antennas. I mean, if I turn down my power and antenna gain so the guy on the other end can't hear me,
I guess I am just a LID. Boo Hoo. Mike, W4EF........................................ who _______________________________________________ TenTec mailing list TenTec@contesting.com http://lists.contest