[TenTec] PARAGON Keying problem

[Ken Kinyon]

Hi Ken,
It could well be the snow and ice detuning the antenna and raising SWR and thus
the radiation from the feed line.  I have owned a Paragon, Omni VI and Omni VI+.
All were more sensitive to RF in the shack than most rigs. If you have any
auxiliary devices such as digital interfaces, etc. plugged into that back, Make
sure that they have some type of RF suppression just prior to plugging into the
rig. (Wound around a toroid or such) In a situation where the antenna was fairly
close to the shack, I actually wired old fashioned solenoid RF chokes in line
with the leads to all external devices.  This is in addition to good station
grounding. Hope this helps,
Ken W7TS

>-----Original Message-----
>From: tentec-bounces at contesting.com
>[mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com]On Behalf Of Ken Buchsbaum
>Sent: Sunday, February 18, 2007 10:13
>To: 'Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment'
>Subject: Re: [TenTec] PARAGON Keying problem
>
>
>Just tried the Paragon into a dummy load and it seemed to work fine. You
>might be right about the rf.  I wonder if it could be related to the
>snow/ice on the antennas.  I haven't made any changes lately that might
>cause a change in the rf situation. I will start doing some checking to see
>if I can isolate the cause of the rf.
>
>Thanks for the input!
>
>Ken, KB3FK
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: tentec-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com]
>On Behalf Of joel hallas
>Sent: Saturday, February 17, 2007 8:49 PM
>To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
>Subject: Re: [TenTec] PARAGON Keying problem
>
>Ken,
>
>I've had that happen to my Paragon with RF getting into the radio. Have
>you tried it into s dummy load with solid coax?
>
>GL & 73, Joel
>Joel R. Hallas, W1ZR
>
>Ken Buchsbaum wrote:
>
>>Wish it was that simple...No, the Paragon is set for PTT. I just noticed
>>that I blew the fuse on the power supply. I will have to pick some more up
>>tomorrow at radio shack... thanks for the reply, though...
>>
>>Ken, KB3FK
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: tentec-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com]
>>On Behalf Of Denton
>>Sent: Saturday, February 17, 2007 8:18 PM
>>To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
>>Subject: Re: [TenTec] PARAGON Keying problem
>>
>>Vox button??
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Ken Buchsbaum" <depshrink at yahoo.com>
>>To: <tentec at contesting.com>
>>Sent: Saturday, February 17, 2007 5:05 PM
>>Subject: [TenTec] PARAGON Keying problem
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>My favorite radio, my Ten Tec Paragon, has developed a problem. When I
>>>press
>>>the tune button or key the mike, the radio goes into transmit mode and
>>>won't
>>>drop out of it after a release the tune button or release the mike. I have
>>>to turn off the radio before it melts down.  Does anybody have any idea
>>>what
>>>is happening?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Ken Buchsbaum, KB3FK
>>>
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