[TenTec] Paragon "PLL Out of Lock"

[patents@dx0man.prestel.co.uk]

Just a thought - is your DC supply voltage a tad low for some reason
or other ?? I believe that lower than normal voltage can cause
strange problems in the PLL area. 

But the best bet has to be the advice about checking for bad
connections. I had a problem with my OMNI-V that only responded to
re-soldering in the VCO area to ensure that the screening box was
actually grounded all round. The area was also contaminated with
stray flux, some of it in hair-like strands. Its been OK for several
years now; I guess I welded the thing shut after all.

John G3JAG


On 13-Apr-99 Mike Woolverton wrote:
> Hello all and greetings from sunny Athens, Greece!!
> 
> I am the proud owner of a Model 585 Paragon, which I bought
> re-conditioned from the factory a few years ago.  Yesterday, the
> display suddenly started flashing "PLL OUT OF LOCK," along with the
> frequency I was on at the time.  I turned the rig off for awhile,
> then back on and all seemed to work fine.  I didn't give it another
> thought until this afternoon when about a minute after I turned the
> rig on, it went out of lock again.  I performed a re-set, hoping
> this would clear up the problem, but it didn't.  Since it is no
> small matter to return the rig to Ten-Tec for service (due to
> exorbitant mail costs, Customs, etc), does anyone have any
> suggestions??
> 
> Thanks and 73
> 
> Mike
> Michael W. Woolverton, MSG, USAF (Ret.)
> SV0AC/WB0ZPW
> sv0ac@otenet.gr
> 

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Date: 14-Apr-99
Time: 23:43:12

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