"Scotch" is a drink. The Scots are a proud nation. True enough about S-meters historically being a relative indication. There was a time in late 50's and early 60's when the "S-meter wars" started be
Please indulge me for a moment for being totally off topic but whiskey is Irish, whisky is Scottish. Being Scottish I can sign my old family name of Sluagadach, which is Irish Gaelic for "Leader of a
Had my Paragon since new. A few of tips...... I would probably switch the rig on and leave it for a while, possibly a few hours to see if everything seems OK. I would monitor the RX side on all bands
I quoted directly from the Ten-Tec hand book. It follows: "An alkaline battery will provide approximately 150 hours of backup power if power is removed, otherwise the battery will last for its shelf
Whilst for some ops the custom built interfaces are very convenient, I have used very basic compnents to interface my Paragon, Pegasus and other rigs with great success. You do need to monitor the dr
It is, of course, possible to drive the rig on digital modes without any attenuation into the line in or mic socket. It is my experience that many new ops do not appreciate the -28db IMD level requir
Rich Had and have the same problems on different bands. Seems like sticking relays but support was less than normally expected from Tentec. With no circuit diagrams it makes diagnosis that much harde
I wonder if any body out there has an RS232 interface no longer in use for my trusty Paragon 585? This still my preferred station along with my Titan, nearly 20 years in service here. Also, after a l
Yes, agree about the name. The basic concepts are well known. Not an issue for me. Was going to put a flat top on it and pull it up to the vertical for even better low angle radiation but never got a
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I have been watching this thread for some time and hope you do not mind if I add my thoughts. This seems a good time to comment. I'm not at all sure what the electicity service is in the USA but I gu
Hoping to have the MRF454's changed to 2SC2290's. Ten-tec suggest that a modification is required. Has anybody carried out this procedure please? Vy 73 de Mike