Re: [TenTec] Paragon Clock

["N4PY" <n4py@arrl.net>]

My N4PY Paragon chip disables the DST feature of the clock.

Carl Moreschi N4PY
121 Little Bell Drive
Bell Mountain
Hays, NC 28635
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "CSM(r) Gary Huber" <glhuber@msn.com>
To: <wb2vuf@arrl.net>; "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" 
<tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2008 8:36 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Paragon Clock


> Nope, the clock (chip) was designed to do what it does. Unfortunately the 
> original design engineers never considered the DST change dates would 
> change. Also (apparently) the Paragon designer didn't document (well) the 
> clock chip for TT and us.  But once you know, its easy to just reset the 
> time after clock has made its change.
> 73,
> Gary - AB9M
> http://www.csm-gh.com/AB9M-Shack.htm
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Bwana Bob" <wb2vuf@gti.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2008 6:53 PM
> To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec@contesting.com>
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Paragon Clock
>
> > 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
> > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > > ----
> > > 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
> > > List-post: <tentec@contesting.com">mailto:tentec@contesting.com>
> > >
> > > 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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