[TenTec] T/R Relay on Paragon

[Bwana Bob]

I just put a jumper wire from the base of the transistor that drives the 
relay to ground. Some people pop the cover off the relay and jam the 
armature down with a piece of cardboard.

			73,

			Bob WB2VUF

We5f at aol.com wrote:

> Hello:
> 
> I'm sure this question has been asked/answered before, but I'm new to this 
> list and could use some help.  I have a Paragon 1 with the Giehl chip, version 
> 3.0.
> 
> Is there a simple way to defeat the auxiliary T/R switching relay RLY 1 on my 
> Paragon?  I will never need to switch an external amplifier, and the clicking 
> is annoying when operating CW QSK.  Could I clip the ground lead on the pot 
> to defeat the relay?  If I can't defeat it, is there a way to increase the 
> delay?  It's controlled by R33, a 100kOhm pot on the control board.  Would going 
> to a 10 kOhm pot increase the delay to at least 3 seconds?
> 
> Thanks for the help!  73, Jim K5HO
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