[TenTec] Paragon II ears compared to ArgoV

[John T. Gwin]

Bubba Jones.

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: n4lq 
  To: tentec at contesting.com 
  Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2004 10:18 AM
  Subject: RE: [TenTec] Paragon II ears compared to ArgoV


  So who was this Jones fellow and how did his design come to be in a 
  TenTec rig?

  -----Original Message-----
  From: "Jacobs, Gordon" <G_Jacobs at wfec.com>
  To: <tentec at contesting.com>
  Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2004 10:12:03 -0500
  Subject: RE: [TenTec] Paragon II ears compared to ArgoV

  > Yes I failed to state that. By the way I still have a DELTA II but let
  > the
  > OMNI go. I like the Jones Filter. Gordon KA5ZTI
  > 
  > -----Original Message-----
  > From: n4lq [mailto:n4lq at iglou.com]
  > Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2004 10:08 AM
  > To: tentec at contesting.com
  > Subject: RE: [TenTec] Paragon II ears compared to ArgoV
  > 
  > 
  > I assume you are refering to SSB audio and not CW???
  > 
  > -----Original Message-----
  > From: "Jacobs, Gordon" <G_Jacobs at wfec.com>
  > To: <tentec at contesting.com>
  > Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2004 09:32:26 -0500
  > Subject: RE: [TenTec] Paragon II ears compared to ArgoV
  > 
  > > A few years ago I bought a new Omni 6 from the factory. When I first
  > > tried it
  > > out I found that the receiver was hot and would pull out the signals.
  > I
  > > had a
  > > DELTA II (The most under rated radio TEN TEC ever produced) setting
  > > beside
  > > the OMNI 6 so I thought I would see how much better the OMNI 6 was.
  > > With the
  > > same antenna I found the sensitivity of the two to be about the same,
  > > but The
  > > recovered audio on the DELTA II was better than the OMNI 6. The
  > > difference
  > > would have been a QSO. The S meters were about the same. Not very
  > > scientific,
  > > but interesting. Gordon KA5ZTI
  > > 
  > > -----Original Message-----
  > > From: Rick and Karen Bunn [mailto:RRBunn at cox.net]
  > > Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2004 5:45 PM
  > > To: tentec at contesting.com
  > > Subject: RE: [TenTec] Paragon II ears compared to ArgoV
  > > 
  > > 
  > > The Paragon II is good.  I think the Corsair II may be even better,
  > but
  > > my
  > > Paragon II may need some TLC.
  > > 
  > > Rick 
  > > N4ASX
  > > 
  > > -----Original Message-----
  > > From: tentec-bounces at contesting.com
  > > [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com]
  > > On Behalf Of designer
  > > Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2004 3:09 PM
  > > To: tentec at contesting.com
  > > Subject: [TenTec] ParagonII ears compared to ArgoV
  > > 
  > > I was just now listening to an XE beacon on 10 meters while in the 
  > > process of testing BandMaster with the Paragon II. I was pretty 
  > > jazzed because I have heard nothing on 10 meters since I put the 
  > > station together. Just for fun I switched on the Argo V and it 
  > > couldn't even hear the beacon that was weak but clear copy on the OLD
  > > Paragon II. Looking at the sensitivity specs and having a "new is 
  > > better" naivete, I expected the Argo to pick it up too. The K2 
  > > couldn't grab it either.
  > > 
  > > Guess Ten Tec engineers knew a thing or two about building receivers 
  > > before digital.
  > > 
  > > 73,
  > > Paul, K7NHB
  > > Bend OR
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