I thought maybe I was blessed with my Paragon serial number 00285. Not a thing
wrong with it except it needs the
S-meter recalibrated some day! I'd better find some wood to knock on :^) It
does make me wonder if either EMP or stray
RF is the culprit overtime?
73
Eric, W5WLW
----- Original Message -----
From: "roger" <rcook@hiwaay.net>
To: <TenTec@contesting.com>; "Wes Cosand" <wz7i@arrl.net>
Sent: Monday, August 12, 2002 9:49 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] My beloved Paragon
> Have you given any thought that lightning may have gotten in to this rig at
> some point in time. The reason that I suggest that is that I have had a
> paragon for over 10 years and have never the cover off except to install new
> filters. I had a yaekencom that lightning got into and after 3 trips to the
> service center it was just one thing after another for the next 8 yrs. I
> think I probably changed out 15 diodes that failed over the years.
>
> KO4O
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Wes Cosand" <wz7i@arrl.net>
> To: <TenTec@contesting.com>
> Sent: Saturday, August 10, 2002 10:32
> Subject: [TenTec] My beloved Paragon
>
>
> >
> > Folks:
> >
> >
> >
> > My Paragon (serial #470) is putting out significantly reduced power. The
> > output into a dummy load varies between bands, putting out about 65 watts
> > at 1.8Mhz, 35 at 7Mhz, and 10 watts at 28 Mhz. Anyone have a good idea
> > about the cause of this problem?
> >
> >
> >
> > This radio has been back to the factory so many times for so many issues
> > I have lost count. The repair shop has been wonderful to work with but as
> > you can imagine, I am becoming frustrated. This is the only radio I have
> > ever used and currently I am only operating CW. I love the 500 Hz filter
> > and the pass band tuning on this box.
> >
> >
> >
> > If every module in the RF systems of the NMR instruments at work had the
> > same mean time to failure as this box, it would be hard to get a
> > reasonable return on investment. Of course, the scientific
> > instrumentation costs more, but it seems that the reliability of the
> > components should be comparable.
> >
> >
> >
> > Would I be disappointed with the filtering in the Jupiter? Is there a
> > good way to zero beat the Jupiter? The poor zero beat arrangement of the
> > Paragon is its most significant failing, in my view.
> >
> >
> >
> > Your discouraged comrade,
> >
> >
> >
> > Wes, WZ7I
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > _____________________
> >
> > Wes Cosand, PhD
> >
> > 6299 Durham Rd; Rt 413
> >
> > PO Box 349
> >
> > Pipersville, PA 18947-0349
> >
> > Email: wz7i@arrl.net
> >
> > Phone: 215-766-3842
> >
> > FAX: 215-766-3843
> >
> >
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