[TenTec] PARAGON vs OMNI V VI VI+

[Travis Martin]

I haven't seen any reply to my post a few hours ago; isn't there anyone  
here who can comment from experience on the relative quality of the  
audio between the S-Line and TenTec rigs? I'm a big fan of both...for  
slightly different reasons. From my somewhat limited experience, the  
S-Line is the most enjoyable SSB rig I've used, and every TT  
transceiver I've used leaves everything else in the dust for CW, but  
I'd like to hear other opinions as well.

Travis N5AY


On Mar 10, 2006, at 9:19 PM, jack wrote:

> the 75S3B was the best receiver i ever owned until the Orion graced my  
> desk.
> i never could afford the matching tx so finally sold the rx. now i  
> wish i
> had the 75S3C. jack ak7o
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Robert & Linda McGraw K4TAX" <RMcGraw at Blomand.Net>
> To: <tentec at contesting.com>; <vhklein at ptd.ne>
> Sent: Friday, March 10, 2006 8:09 PM
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] PARAGON vs OMNI V VI VI+
>
>
>> I have had the Paragon and indeed it is one fine radio.  That is  
>> until I
>> obtained an Omni VI Plus.  Great radio indeed.  Decided after a bit  
>> that I
>> wanted a general coverage receiver and thus sold the Omni VI Plus and
>> bought
>> a Paragon II.  Really fine radio much nicer than the original Paragon.
>> Decided that I wanted even better radio so I purchased a late model  
>> Omni
>> VI
>> Plus.  In all cases I loaded them with the desired Tentec filters.   
>> And
>> the
>> love of my life sits on the shelf above the Tentec's and that is my  
>> prized
>> 1960 Collins S-Line consisting of a 32S-1 transmitter and a 75S-3B
>> receiver
>> along with the 516B power supply and speaker.
>>
>> As to the Tentec's,. I use a matching power supply on each one of  
>> them.  I
>> see that I do need to update the pix on QRZ.COM as it is "short" one  
>> set
>> of
>> radios.
>>
>> 73
>> Bob, K4TAX
>> A connoisseur of fine radios
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Vic Klein" <vhklein at ptd.net>
>> To: <tentec at contesting.com>
>> Sent: Friday, March 10, 2006 5:28 PM
>> Subject: Re: [TenTec] PARAGON vs OMNI V VI VI+
>>
>>
>>> As Ten Tec's first synthesized HF radio, I think some maligned the
>>> Paragon
>>> unfairly. There were some teething issues (reminds me of what you  
>>> read on
>>> the Orion) due to some mechanical soldering problems on the PLL  
>>> board,
>>> but
>>> those were addressed and for my money the Paragon is hands down the  
>>> best
>>> value in a top end radio out there! I have had mine for several  
>>> years and
>>> it
>>> is great. It replaced a Kenwood TS-930, which was no slouch itself,  
>>> but
>>> the
>>> Paragon clearly beats in every aspect. In our morning drive-time 2m
>>> get-together we have 3 committed Paragon users, and a couple more  
>>> using
>>> Omnis or Deltas. Nobody wants to trade to a different radio.
>>>
>>> As an aside, like someone mentioned about the Collins S-Line (truly
>>> classic
>>> good looking rigs), I think the Paragon and Omni V-VI radios are the  
>>> best
>>> looking modern rigs. I was sorry that Ten Tec went to the basic  
>>> black or
>>> gray of the current line.
>>>
>>> =Vic=
>>> WA4THR
>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- 
>>> -------
>>> --------------------
>>> To:  tentec at contesting.com
>>> Subject:  [TenTec] PARAGON vs OMNI V VI VI+
>>> From:  "kartooo at netzero.net" <kartooo at netzero.net>
>>> Reply-to:  Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec at contesting.com>
>>> Date:  Fri, 10 Mar 2006 22:35:27 GMT
>>> List-post:  <mailto:tentec at contesting.com>
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>> Never see anything about the paragon vs other rigs on here. I just
>>> recently
>>> purchased a paragon and i love it. I use it only on ssb and i have  
>>> all
>>> the
>>> filters and gehiel chip. I have owned the top end yaesu,kenwood,icom
>>> stuff
>>> in
>>> the past but really like the simple straight fwd working of the  
>>> paragon
>>> and
>>> it's looks. I have owned maybe 15 to 20 used rigs and always get  
>>> bored
>>> and
>>> re-sell. The paragon is a keeper for sure.I know the later omni's  
>>> carry a
>>> bigger price tag onn the used market but why ? the cabinet and layout
>>> look
>>> the
>>> same as the paragon. what are the extra features and do they really  
>>> add
>>> that
>>> much more value to the radio ?
>>>
>>> TNX.
>>> Larry N1YW
>>>
>>>
>>>
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