[TenTec] TenTec Manuals For Sale

[Mark Rauchfuss]

You just saved me a lot of trouble and fretting.

Thanks so much Greg!

Best 73s,


Mark

-----Original Message-----
From: Greg Hodsdon [mailto:k7kj at arrl.net] 
Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2003 5:29 PM
To: Mark Rauchfuss
Subject: Re: [TenTec] TenTec Manuals For Sale

Mark:
I never purchased the Paragon II.  TT sent out early release
notices (remember..this was before the internet!) to all
Paragon owners announcing the new rig, however, at the
time I didn't think it was worth upgrading.

My impression is that the basic receive performance was
identical.  The major differences was the user interface (the
front panel interface) and the computer RS232 interface.
The computer interface was the same as the just prior released
Omni VI and emulated the IC735.  As I mentioned in my earlier
email to you, the Paragon 585 had a very early and clumsy
computer hand shaking protocol.  This was TT's first ever
production computer interface and was before there were generally
accepted standards within the industry.  Don't expect your Paragon
to talk to most any of the standard software packages on the market.

The user interface was greatly improved on the Paragon by Jack Geihl.
He offered an after market chip upgrade for $50 that was a BIG
improvement on the stock Paragon.  It was a very popular upgrade and
you might check to see if your prospective purchase has this upgrade.
I'm not sure if the upgrade is still available.

The Paragon II also offered AM transmit.

Otherwise, the Paragon's basic receive and transmit performace was
similar
to the "II".

73 de Greg, K7KJ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark Rauchfuss" <mark.rauchfuss at worldnet.att.net>
To: "'Greg Hodsdon'" <k7kj at arrl.net>
Cc: <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2003 8:11 PM
Subject: RE: [TenTec] TenTec Manuals For Sale


> Greg,
> 
> Was there much of a difference between the Paragon and the Paragon II
in
> terms of receiver performance?
> 
> Pls advise
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Greg Hodsdon [mailto:k7kj at arrl.net] 
> Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2003 5:03 PM
> To: Mark Rauchfuss
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] TenTec Manuals For Sale
> 
> Mark:
> No problem......and thanks for letting me know.
> Good luck with the Paragon, I know you'll like it!
> 73 de Greg, K7KJ
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Mark Rauchfuss" <mark.rauchfuss at worldnet.att.net>
> To: "'Greg Hodsdon'" <k7kj at arrl.net>
> Cc: <tentec at contesting.com>
> Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2003 7:32 PM
> Subject: RE: [TenTec] TenTec Manuals For Sale
> 
> 
> > Greg,
> > 
> > Call me a dupa, but I am buying a Paragon and I didn't think that I
> was
> > going to receive a manual with it. I just checked with the owner of
> the
> > Paragon and I found that it will come with the manual. Sooo, I will
> not
> > need this manual, after all. In the time it took for you to answer
my
> > first email, I was able to call the other party.
> > 
> > Please accept my apology for getting the sequence backwards and for
> the
> > inconvenience.
> > 
> > Thank you for your understanding & best 73s,
> > 
> > 
> > Mark,
> > KB8GKZ
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > 
> 
>