- 1. [TenTec] Scout 555 MIC Gain Question... (score: 1)
- Author: Ben Hall <kd5byb@kd5byb.net>
- Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2010 19:06:50 -0500
- Good evening all! I inherited a Ten-Tec Scout 555 transceiver from my father-in-law. He regularly used it on 20 and 40 mobile before he passed away, so I believe it is in good working order. Certainl
- /archives//html/TenTec/2010-03/msg00350.html (7,641 bytes)
- 2. Re: [TenTec] Scout 555 MIC Gain Question... (score: 1)
- Author: Ben Hall <kd5byb@kd5byb.net>
- Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2010 08:05:12 -0500
- Hi David, Ron, and list, Thanks for the replies. I'm going to give Ten-Tec a call and see how much they think it would be to fix it. thanks much and 73, ben, kd5byb. -- Ben Hall, kd5byb@kd5byb.net -
- /archives//html/TenTec/2010-03/msg00374.html (8,137 bytes)
- 3. Re: [TenTec] Scout 555 MIC Gain Question... (score: 1)
- Author: Ben Hall <kd5byb@kd5byb.net>
- Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2010 14:41:13 -0500
- Hi Bob, Great suggestion! I'd not thought that the Ten-Tec would be an electret, but it is. (Well, at least the one that came with it and the desktop 707 are) So I checked the voltage - 9.9 volts. Th
- /archives//html/TenTec/2010-03/msg00383.html (8,842 bytes)
- 4. Re: [TenTec] Scout 555 MIC Gain Question... (score: 1)
- Author: Ben Hall <kd5byb@kd5byb.net>
- Date: Sat, 03 Apr 2010 16:03:02 -0500
- Hey fellas, Just wanted to send an update on my 555 that had low mic gain. Well, before I sent if off to Ten-Tec for repair, I decided to see if perhaps I could fix it. Out came the schematic and I c
- /archives//html/TenTec/2010-04/msg00043.html (7,849 bytes)
- 5. Re: [TenTec] soldering pl259 (score: 1)
- Author: Ben Hall <kd5byb@kd5byb.net>
- Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2010 16:24:21 -0500
- Hi John, I have a 175 watt Hexacon unit (very similar to an American Beauty - American made, heavy, etc...) that will solder PL259's without a hitch. In fact, I recently soldered a PL259 onto some RG
- /archives//html/TenTec/2010-04/msg00180.html (7,644 bytes)
- 6. [TenTec] Paragon - easy to work on? (score: 1)
- Author: Ben Hall <kd5byb@kd5byb.net>
- Date: Mon, 24 May 2010 14:22:09 -0500
- Good afternoon all, When my father-in-law, KD4WJ passed away, I inherited some of his ham gear. Some of y'all may remember my question about the Scout and ALC light which turned out to be a mis-adjus
- /archives//html/TenTec/2010-05/msg00284.html (7,648 bytes)
- 7. Re: [TenTec] Paragon - easy to work on? (score: 1)
- Author: Ben Hall <kd5byb@kd5byb.net>
- Date: Tue, 25 May 2010 07:26:50 -0500
- Good morning all, First of all, thanks for the many great responses! I opened the unit up last night and mine is one of the later units it seems. It already had the 9V holder and the modification for
- /archives//html/TenTec/2010-05/msg00325.html (9,102 bytes)
- 8. Re: [TenTec] Paragon - easy to work on? (score: 1)
- Author: Ben Hall <kd5byb@kd5byb.net>
- Date: Thu, 27 May 2010 07:23:39 -0500
- Hi Bob, THANKS MUCH for posting this! Last night I was able to get a little Deoxit into the RF gain pot but was really struggling with how I was going to access the other pots. This will make it much
- /archives//html/TenTec/2010-05/msg00420.html (8,866 bytes)
- 9. Re: [TenTec] Titan 425 Fan (score: 1)
- Author: Ben Hall <kd5byb@kd5byb.net>
- Date: Sun, 13 Jun 2010 19:06:30 -0500
- Good evening all, While I've never worked on nor even seen a Titan 425 fan, I have done a lot of work on squirrel cage blowers. One of the failure modes that I have seen is that the original lubrican
- /archives//html/TenTec/2010-06/msg00208.html (8,255 bytes)
- 10. Re: [TenTec] Heat in Ten-Tec transceivers (score: 1)
- Author: Ben Hall <kd5byb@kd5byb.net>
- Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2010 15:18:48 -0500
- Hey fellas, I run a LOT of digital on my Paragon. Usually never more than 20 to 40 watts out, but have "given it the full beans" up to about 80 watts to get some rare DX. (I kept my transmission leng
- /archives//html/TenTec/2010-07/msg00156.html (8,959 bytes)
- 11. Re: [TenTec] The Unique Eagle (score: 1)
- Author: <kd5byb@kd5byb.net>
- Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2010 08:46:22 -0700
- Good morning all, My few cents worth. I'm 37 years old - been licensed since 1997, so I guess I'm one of the younger guys. I own a range of gear, from the latest digital to stuff that has tubes in it
- /archives//html/TenTec/2010-09/msg00414.html (8,084 bytes)
- 12. [TenTec] 960 Power Supply Question (score: 1)
- Author: Ben Hall <kd5byb@kd5byb.net>
- Date: Sat, 06 Nov 2010 07:57:28 -0500
- Good morning all, I use a Ten-Tec 960 power supply to power my Paragon. The unit gets rather warm, almost hot. I can still put my hand on the top of the case and hold it there, so it isn't terribly h
- /archives//html/TenTec/2010-11/msg00060.html (7,873 bytes)
- 13. Re: [TenTec] Paragon Problem - buzzing relays and no power out on 10M and 12M (score: 1)
- Author: Ben Hall <kd5byb@kd5byb.net>
- Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2011 16:17:51 -0500
- Good evening Ken! Excellent advice! I had forgotten about the cold solder joint problems with the Paragon until you reminded me. I shall do as you suggest and will report back how things progress. Go
- /archives//html/TenTec/2011-08/msg00178.html (8,724 bytes)
- 14. [TenTec] Paragon Problem (score: 1)
- Author: Ben Hall <kd5byb@kd5byb.net>
- Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2012 19:53:11 -0500
- Good afternoon all, I've got a Ten-Tec Paragon (with matching 962 power supply) that is having a problem and I'm hoping there is an easy fix that doesn't require a trip back to the factory for repair
- /archives//html/TenTec/2012-07/msg00292.html (7,673 bytes)
- 15. Re: [TenTec] Paragon Problem (score: 1)
- Author: Ben Hall <kd5byb@kd5byb.net>
- Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2012 20:56:01 -0500
- Hi Phil! Thanks for the reply. Warmed up the scope and the AC ripple on the power supply is less than 75mV peak to peak. I got out a 10amp, 13.8VDC supply and tried it. It seems like it tries to come
- /archives//html/TenTec/2012-07/msg00296.html (10,270 bytes)
- 16. Re: [TenTec] Paragon Problem (score: 1)
- Author: Ben Hall <kd5byb@kd5byb.net>
- Date: Sat, 14 Jul 2012 07:20:23 -0500
- Hi Mike! Got the covers off, unsoldered the red wire going from the final amp section to the power input board and it powers up fine and I hear static in the speaker. :) Seems to operate normally - c
- /archives//html/TenTec/2012-07/msg00298.html (11,091 bytes)
- 17. Re: [TenTec] Paragon Problem (score: 1)
- Author: Ben Hall <kd5byb@kd5byb.net>
- Date: Sat, 14 Jul 2012 07:47:17 -0500
- Hi Mike, I measured from the red wire to ground - got about 2 megohms of resistance. Thinking I might be crazy, I hooked up the red wire to a current-limited bench power supply (negative of the suppl
- /archives//html/TenTec/2012-07/msg00300.html (11,360 bytes)
- 18. Re: [TenTec] Paragon Problem (score: 1)
- Author: Ben Hall <kd5byb@kd5byb.net>
- Date: Sat, 14 Jul 2012 08:09:11 -0500
- Hi Wade, Thanks for posting that - I had a copy from somewhere, but couldn't remember where! Bet I got it from QSL.net. Bookmarking it this time, heh heh heh. thanks, ben, kd5byb ____________________
- /archives//html/TenTec/2012-07/msg00302.html (9,059 bytes)
- 19. Re: [TenTec] Paragon Problem (score: 1)
- Author: Ben Hall <kd5byb@kd5byb.net>
- Date: Sat, 14 Jul 2012 10:25:10 -0500
- Hi Wade, That would be much appreciated! I've got the final module out and opened up as I type. :) Nothing obviously wrong - nothing looks burnt, caps don't look like they swelled, etc... Now looking
- /archives//html/TenTec/2012-07/msg00306.html (10,401 bytes)
- 20. Re: [TenTec] Paragon Problem (score: 1)
- Author: Ben Hall <kd5byb@kd5byb.net>
- Date: Sat, 14 Jul 2012 12:33:58 -0500
- Hi Wade and Tim, I got Tim's scan - thanks much! No worries on the power supply, I just built a new desk for the shack/office/play pen (that's what the XYL jokingly calls it) and somehow LOST the cor
- /archives//html/TenTec/2012-07/msg00314.html (14,455 bytes)
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