I have had a Paragon I for several years, and the only major problem
with the Paragon I is the solder on the two PLL boards. Some were
made with poor solder joints which become intermittent after a few
years. The cure is to resolder all of the connections on these boards.
This is not the end of the world, it is just tedious. Still, I'm glad
that the Ten Tec design allows most of us to do out own repair work.
The ergonomics or man-machine interface is better on the Paragon II
because its functions were based more on the OMNI in the areas of
frequency selection and band switching. However, this shortcoming in
the Paragon I can be overcome by installation of the $50.00 "Giehl Chip"
(something I haven't gotten around to doing).
Performance wise, I have no complaints, though I am not a contester or
Dxer.
73, Bob WB2VUF
Clark Savage Turner wrote:
>
> Anyone have the Paragon and can compare it to the Corsair II
> and/or OMNI VI (or OMNI V)? I like both SSB and CW operation,
> and am not a contest operator. I like to SWL too. I would
> put a CW filter into it at the very least.
>
> I am very curious. I have a backup rig for my OMNI VI,
> and it is the Kenmore (appliance) TS 850S/AT. I like the
> 850 a whole lot to begin with, but would consider replacing
> it with a real 'merican rig :-) .
>
> How is the general reliability of the Paragon? Does anyone
> prefer the Paragon II to the I, and is there much of a
> difference? How is the Paragon on CW with a good narrow
> CW filter installed (and how is the audio VBT, is this the
> same as the one in the Corsair II?)
>
> Just general questions, I know, but I seem to have a chance
> at a nice clean Paragon I and am seriously considering it.
> Never used one and would just like a few critical opinions
> if you have any.
>
> Clark
> WA3JPG
>
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