[TenTec] Paragon II and SWR meter reading

[M. P. Haynes]

Alan,

Hello again.  I have similar symptoms on the SWR meter on my OMNI VI+. 
With the RF gain at max the SWR meter will not go to zero but rests at
about 2:1 SWR even though my 238 reads zero reflected.  If I back the RF
gain back to about 2:00 o'clock position it goes to zero as it should.  I
would like for it to read zero but don't know if there is an adjustment
that would affect only that symptom without upsetting other ones.  I just
got the rig back from Ten-Tec last fall after repair and calibration. (I
bought it in an estate sale and it had some problems.)  I would have
expected the service guys at T-T to have zeroed it if it was easily done.


73,

Pat


On Wed, 9 Aug 2006 10:45:43 EDT ARDUJENSKI at aol.com writes:
> I noticed that not in all cases will the meter (set to SWR) in the 
> Paragon  
> II read exactly the same as that is the 238 ATU. By the way the 238 
> and the  
> Paragon are connected by an 18 inch quality jumper (Belden 8214).
>  
> I found a discussion on the topic in the ARCHIVES at
>
_http://lists.contesting.com/archives//html/TenTec/2003-01/msg00663.html_

> 
>
(http://lists.contesting.com/archives//html/TenTec/2003-01/msg00663.html)

> 
>  
> Basically this section in short says to believe the meter in the 
> rig. 
>  
> SITUATION: I did notice that if I turn the  AGC button to OFF the  
> meter will 
> match the ATU meter. (By the way I use a MFJ 249 Analyzer to find 
> the  
> settings for the ATU but find in some cases it still needs to be 
> tweeked when I  
> push TUNE.)  Is this normal? I could not find anything in the manual 
> that  even 
> mentions the AGC in conjunction with operation of the SWR/TUNE set  
> up.
>  
> Is this normal or do I have a problem I need to look into?
>  
> Thank you  
> 
> Alan  KB7MBI
> Woodinville, WA
> 
> 
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