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 to interface with it and
its unusual command set. For more routine control and memory management I
ended up writing my own software as this command set was not widely
supported elsewhere. The Paragon II changed to having the RS-232 board
standard and, more importantly, a more universal command set which matched
an Icom structure and is widely supported. The popular Geihl chip option in
the original Paragon (which I have) maintained the unique commands of the
Paragon, while adding band stacking registers and all that cool stuff. N4PY
also produced a chip for the original Paragon that changed the command
structure to be like the Paragon II.
=Vic=
WA4THR
> To: "'Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment'" <tentec@contesting.com>
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] What model does tentec start with using
computercontrol?
> From: "Duane Calvin" <ac5aa1@gmail.com>
> Reply-to: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec@contesting.com>
> Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 19:17:00 -0600
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> The OMNI VI and VI+ both did computer control using a superset of the ICOM
> command set. You can use any of the ICOM level converters to drive it,
and
> in some software us the IC-735 profile to control many (most?) of the
> controllable features of the rig. The OMNI V also had computer control,
but
> it was a proprietary set of commands, and there is very little software
that
> works with it. One of them that does (or did) is WriteLog, and that's
> because Wayne Wright, the author, had an OMNI V. Hope this helps. (I
don't
> know about the Paragon's).
>
> 73, Duane
>
> Duane Calvin, AC5AA
> Austin, Texas
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