- 1. [TenTec] Paragon protective circuit problem (score: 1)
- Author: hmmjr@erols.com (H. M. Motley, Jr.)
- Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2002 13:54:55 -0400
- My Paragon currently will run no more than 40 to 50 watts out (about 10 to 12 amps being drawn off the supply) before the protective circuit shuts it down. As I recall, this protective circuit should
- /archives//html/TenTec/2002-08/msg00295.html (7,115 bytes)
- 2. [TenTec] Jupiter Keying (score: 1)
- Author: hmmjr@erols.com (H. M. Motley, Jr.)
- Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2002 17:21:51 -0500
- I tried out a previously owned Jupiter for a week. I received mostly good reports on the CW keying; however, I did get a couple of reports from old timers who said the keying sounded harsh. They coul
- /archives//html/TenTec/2002-01/msg00612.html (6,878 bytes)
- 3. [TenTec] Paragon Problem (score: 1)
- Author: hmmjr@erols.com (The Motley's)
- Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2000 19:07:37 -0400
- I just got an OO report. I was operating on 7.026 and had a "modulated CW" signal "unnecessarily wide for HF". The OO went on to say he had heard me another time on 14.025 with a similar signal but "
- /archives//html/TenTec/2000-08/msg00204.html (7,568 bytes)
- 4. [TenTec] Paragon Problem (score: 1)
- Author: hmmjr@erols.com (The Motley's)
- Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2000 22:01:44 -0400
- Thanks for all the replies. It's not a voltage problem nor a problem with the PLL unlocking. I solved the PLL problem a few years back by removing all the solder from the board and resoldering every
- /archives//html/TenTec/2000-08/msg00229.html (7,155 bytes)
- 5. [TenTec] re: Jupiter (score: 1)
- Author: hmmjr@erols.com (H. M. Motley, Jr.)
- Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 10:13:53 -0400
- The Pegasus FP hasn't hit the streets yet and it has already undergone a name change. It will be called the Jupiter. That sounds a bit pretentious for a medium priced rig to be named after the king o
- /archives//html/TenTec/2000-07/msg00249.html (7,499 bytes)
- 6. [TenTec] filter for my argonaut (score: 1)
- Author: hmmjr@erols.com (H. M. Motley, Jr.)
- Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2000 13:25:57 -0400
- Alain, You have at least two options. You can get a Ten Tec model 217, 500 hz, 8 pole, 9MHz, ladder filer and solder it in place of the stock 2.4 KHz 4 pole filter. The short side to this is that you
- /archives//html/TenTec/2000-06/msg00150.html (7,289 bytes)
- 7. [TenTec] RED DOT (score: 1)
- Author: hmmjr@erols.com (The Motley's)
- Date: Sun, 07 May 2000 20:33:07 -0400
- Every piece of Ten Tec gear I have has an ORANGE dot. I'm looking at 8 orange dots right now. Did some of you guys pay extra to get red? Puck, W4PM -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/tentecfaq.
- /archives//html/TenTec/2000-05/msg00138.html (8,158 bytes)
- 8. [TenTec] Any comments on the Pegasus-FP? (score: 1)
- Author: hmmjr@erols.com (The Motley's)
- Date: Thu, 25 May 2000 21:49:58 -0400
- Yes here's a comment. I hope they can get it into production and meet their August or September date. I want one. I could never get excited about a rig that required a computer to operate so I applau
- /archives//html/TenTec/2000-05/msg00317.html (7,337 bytes)
- 9. [TenTec] D-104 (score: 1)
- Author: hmmjr@erols.com (H. M. Motley, Jr.)
- Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2000 15:17:11 -0500
- D-104's were not originally made for CB radios! There are ads for D-104's going back to the late 1930's - long before CB came into being. They have a rising response curve which yields a very good co
- /archives//html/TenTec/2000-03/msg00302.html (9,866 bytes)
- 10. [TenTec] Arrrrggggg (score: 1)
- Author: hmmjr@erols.com (H. M. Motley, Jr.)
- Date: Wed, 01 Dec 1999 12:41:48 -0500
- Himmiherrgottssakramentkruzifixhallelujasaupreissn Would someone who knows how to pronounce the above word record it and send me a .wav or similiar sound file. I spent 3 years in DL back in the late
- /archives//html/TenTec/1999-12/msg00011.html (8,758 bytes)
- 11. [TenTec] Paragon tuning scheme (score: 1)
- Author: hmmjr@erols.com (The Motley Crew)
- Date: Wed, 08 Dec 1999 01:57:07 -0500
- Paragon Model 585: 1st IF 75.0 Mhz. 2nd IF 9.0 Mhz 3rd IF 6.3 Mhz (SSB / CW / AM) 3rd IF 455 Khz (FM only with accessory FM board) Carrier Osc / BFO frequencies: LSB Rx 9.003000 Mhz USB & CW Rx 9.000
- /archives//html/TenTec/1999-12/msg00121.html (7,361 bytes)
- 12. [TenTec] Best Straight Key (score: 1)
- Author: hmmjr@erols.com (The Motley Crew)
- Date: Sun, 19 Dec 1999 06:48:19 -0500
- You can spend anywhere from $5 to $500 on a straight key. For $20 to $30 you can find a WWII vintage J-38 or a new Nye Speed-X, either of which work as well as any key you can come up with. A straigh
- /archives//html/TenTec/1999-12/msg00341.html (9,973 bytes)
- 13. [TenTec] SWR readings varying with power out (score: 1)
- Author: hmmjr@erols.com (H. M. Motley, Jr.)
- Date: Wed, 29 Dec 1999 13:51:52 -0500
- Thanks for the info Paul. I've noticed a similiar problem on 30 meters with my Paragon. I'll see it your "fix" works on that rig! Puck, W4PM -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/tentecfaq.htm Sub
- /archives//html/TenTec/1999-12/msg00615.html (7,824 bytes)
- 14. [TenTec] Scout Frequency Jumping (score: 1)
- Author: hmmjr@erols.com (The Motley Crew)
- Date: Tue, 02 Nov 1999 06:27:06 -0500
- Interesting thread but just about beat to death by now. I had a Scout and never liked the frequency correction by the microprocessor or "jumping". I sent it back and upon return it still did it so I
- /archives//html/TenTec/1999-11/msg00034.html (8,976 bytes)
- 15. [TenTec] #253 Auto-Tuner (score: 1)
- Author: hmmjr@erols.com (The Motley Crew)
- Date: Sun, 21 Nov 1999 19:24:02 -0500
- COMMENTS FOLLOW EACH POINT OF YOUR MESSAGE 73, PUCK, W4PM SPECS SAY: OUTPUT MATCHING RANGE: AT LEAST 10:1 VSWR, ANY PHASE ANGLE, 1.8 TO 30 MHZ. 1300 OHMS MAXIMUM PARALLEL EQUIVALENT RESISTANCE AT 150
- /archives//html/TenTec/1999-11/msg00408.html (12,651 bytes)
- 16. [TenTec] Serial Numbers (score: 1)
- Author: hmmjr@erols.com (The Motley's)
- Date: Tue, 12 Oct 1999 20:40:15 -0400
- I'm not sure how the numbering system works but I have a Centurion sn 40A10072 I bought in April 1992 and I had a Scout sn 07A10323 which I bought in July 1993. My Paragon is 90B10521 and was purchas
- /archives//html/TenTec/1999-10/msg00310.html (7,430 bytes)
- 17. [TenTec] Scratchy Receive on Paragon I (score: 1)
- Author: hmmjr@erols.com (H. M. Motley, Jr.)
- Date: Fri, 15 Oct 1999 09:14:17 -0400
- Jerry, I'd say with a high degree of certaincy that you have a problem with the solder connections on the VCO board. I've had my Paragon since 1992 and have experienced the same problem. The Paragon
- /archives//html/TenTec/1999-10/msg00387.html (7,887 bytes)
- 18. [TenTec] Type and Size of the Tentec Transformer (score: 1)
- Author: hmmjr@erols.com (The Motley's)
- Date: Mon, 20 Sep 1999 19:29:05 -0400
- According to the Centurion manual, Chapter 3, page 3-1, the transformer is a tape wound Hypersil(R) weighing 35 lbs. Getting 1,500 watts out of a pair 3-500z's is really pushing the envelope. The Ame
- /archives//html/TenTec/1999-09/msg00337.html (8,271 bytes)
- 19. [TenTec] Southpaw CW (was Re: Copying CW in your head) (score: 1)
- Author: hmmjr@erols.com (The Motley's)
- Date: Sun, 26 Sep 1999 11:08:24 -0400
- Tim, Actually you will find that most people send dits with their thumb and dahs with their fingers. This came from the the semi-automatic key or bug. You will find it is much easier to send a serie
- /archives//html/TenTec/1999-09/msg00507.html (9,220 bytes)
- 20. [TenTec] How's the new Vibroplex? (score: 1)
- Author: hmmjr@erols.com (H. M. Motley, Jr.)
- Date: Fri, 04 Jun 1999 09:14:13 -0400
- Mike, The Vibroplex bugs made in Alabama are quite nice. I collect Vibroplex bugs and have over 50 ranging from one made in 1907 to two made in 1997. The new bugs have the best chrome plating of any
- /archives//html/TenTec/1999-06/msg00037.html (9,050 bytes)
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