The Giehl chip is only used in the original 585 Paragon. It provides most of the operational features that are standard with the Paragon II, including one-button band changes, band stacking registers
Just to drop in here with a few comments...I believe the RF portions of the Paragon and Paragon II are virtually identical. The main differences are as follows: 1. The standard equipment provided wit
The Nighthawks gave up in frustration with the poor propagation and foreign broadcast. Mary (N3YL) and others periodically mention that they're watching conditions and want to start it back up one da
Hello, Marc. I have a 585 Paragon with a Geihl chip and the RS-232 board and they work just fine together. The only difference is that the Geihl chip requires sending <ENTER> before and after frequen
There is a nice website with some pictures of a similar repair. You can see it at: http://unicorn-meadow.co.uk/radio/Paragon.html No substitute for also having a copy of the excellent manual, though,
Sounds like you may have the Geihl chip in that radio, which is a nice upgrade. The Geihl version provides band-stacking registers to allow instant changes to the last frequency and mode used on each
That's a pretty tough question to answer as variations in transmitter and amp performance, antenna setup, and characteristics of the neighbor's TV are all probably more significant that the shielding
Try a reset (button on the right side) first. May just have scrambled things a bit. =Vic= WA4THR My tower either was hit or nearly hit by lightning tonight. Yes, my Paragon was disconnected from ever
Well, what do you know! I've had my Paragon for years and never knew that. I normally keep the display on the alpha labels for memory channels (or my call on VFO) and only look at the clock periodica
Nope, no noise at all when the RS-232 port is accessed on my Paragon, I just checked. Sounds like something is amiss. =Vic= WA4THR -- -- From: Ken Brown <ken.d.brown@hawaiiantel.net> Reply-to: ken.d.
I dropped my Paragon off at Ten Tec in Sevierville just before New Years while visiting in the area, and was treated (again) to a very nice tour from the always friendly staff. It was encouraging to
I have an original Paragon 585 and, yes, it is capable of being computer controlled if the optional RS-232 board is installed. Mine has it, and my old logging program (HyperLog) was already equipped
Perhaps I should have qualified my statement a little. The logging software I use sends the "request data" signal to the Paragon when you start entering a call, and the radio responds with all the fr
Personally, I love my Paragon. It has specs that rival many of the newest radios, is fun to operate, and is (IMHO) the best looking radio (along with the Omni V and VI) that has ever been made...even
Yes, as Joel says there is a well-marked jumper on the main processor board that you clip, then you just add the 60m frequencies (appropriately offset for standard ham conventions, like 5.3305 for 60
I have an LDG Z-100 autotuner I have used for years with my Paragon. It works well, but with a caveat: reduce power before tuning. This tuner is rated at 125 watts, but that assumes the driving rig w
I forget the exact problem I noted when I first got the Z-100 autotuner 7 years ago, Roger, but I think it had to do with erratic tuning performance. I contacted the manufacturer who said that power
I would add that you shouldn't completely discount the original Paragon. With some careful shopping you can duplicate the Paragon II with the only exception being AM transmit, and it will cost quite
I had never heard anything like this on my 585 Paragon, and I often use the RS-232 port for logging or computer control (and it is always connected to the computer). After reading Carl's post I tried
First, just for clarification, the Century 21 is not really a QRP rig. It is CW-only with a power of about 70 watts, as I recall. Not sure about the Triton, but the Paragon problem is fairly common a