Thanks, Gary. I always thought that there was a software bug that
caused mine to shift by an hour sometimes!
Ha!
73,
Bob WB2VUF
Vic Klein wrote:
> 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 periodically. I had seen it seemed
> to be off an hour + or - from time to time and would reset it without
> connecting what was going on. Brain freeze, I guess! Anyway, thanks for the
> tip. I see it has already done the Fall-back thing, so I will leave it alone
> for a week more...
>
> =Vic=
> WA4THR
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> To: "DXLabs YahooGroup" <dxlab@yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: [TenTec] Paragon Clock
> From: "CSM\(r\) Gary Huber" <glhuber@msn.com>
> Reply-to: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec@contesting.com>
> Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2008 16:50:05 -0500
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>
> Heads up for Ten-Tec Paragon owner / users: The Paragon's clock is based on
> an
> old Motorola clock chip with a daylight savings time change program. The
> clock
> will spring ahead and fall back.... unfortunately the chip was manufactured
> before the last TWO Congressional mandates so the time changes are much
> later
> in the Spring and much earlier in the Fall.
>
> When I had my Paragon, I noticed the "GMT" reading changed from what it
> should
> be. Ten-Tec had no documentation on the clock's daylight saving time
> changes.
> Motorola verified its capability.
>
> Paragon owners should not expect a time change next week end. Its already
> happened and is the reason IF the clock is now one hour slow!
>
> 73 & DX,
>
> Gary - AB9M
>
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