[TenTec] Giehl Chip Versions

[Bwana Bob]

Jerry:

I have ROM 3.9 in Paragon s/n 90B10491 purchased 6/91 from Slep 
Electronics. I do not have the Giehl chip.

			Bob WB2VUF

Jerry Volpe wrote:
> Well now that I have a Paragon in my Ten-Tec station (Along with an 
> Omni-6+, 229B, two Scouts, a 526 and an RX-350) I have been trying to 
> ferret out the lineage of the 'Giehl Chip'. My Paragon (built in 91) had 
> a Ten-Tec ROM 3.8 installed but also a Giehl version 3.0 inside the 
> manual. I installed the Giehl Chip and early tests seem to indicate that 
> it is working, but I am concerned about what I have read regarding 
> CW/QSK timing problems. I also read messages indicating that there was a 
> version 6.0 and a version 6.1 Giehl chip! Yet my search to Jack Giehl's 
> website indicated that the final version was indeed 3.0.
> 
> I'd love to put together some statistics for this reflector (if it 
> hasn't already been done):
> Paragon Serial Number | Ten-Tec ROM version | Giehl ROM version | Known 
> issues
> 
> What say all you Paragon owners? Do you remember what you have?
> 
> Jerald, KG6TT
> Albany, CA
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