[TenTec] Paragon Clock

[CSM(r) Gary Huber]

Nope, the clock (chip) was designed to do what it does. Unfortunately the original design engineers never considered the DST change dates would change. Also (apparently) the Paragon designer didn't document (well) the clock chip for TT and us.  But once you know, its easy to just reset the time after clock has made its change.

73,
Gary - AB9M
http://www.csm-gh.com/AB9M-Shack.htm 

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From: "Bwana Bob" <wb2vuf at gti.net>
Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2008 6:53 PM
To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Paragon Clock

> Thanks, Gary.  I always thought that there was a software bug that 
> caused mine to shift by an hour sometimes!
> 
> Ha!
> 
> 73,
> 
> Bob WB2VUF
> 
> Vic Klein wrote:
>> Well, what do you know! I've had my Paragon for years and never knew that. I
>> normally keep the display on the alpha labels for memory channels (or my
>> call on VFO) and only look at the clock periodically. I had seen it seemed
>> to be off an hour + or - from time to time and would reset it without
>> connecting what was going on. Brain freeze, I guess! Anyway, thanks for the
>> tip. I see it has already done the Fall-back thing, so I will leave it alone
>> for a week more...
>> 
>>   =Vic=
>> WA4THR
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>> Subject: [TenTec] Paragon Clock
>> From: "CSM\(r\) Gary Huber" <glhuber at msn.com>
>> Reply-to: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec at contesting.com>
>> Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2008 16:50:05 -0500
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>> Heads up for Ten-Tec Paragon owner / users: The Paragon's clock is based on
>> an 
>> old Motorola clock chip with a daylight savings time change program. The
>> clock 
>> will spring ahead and fall back.... unfortunately the chip was manufactured 
>> before the last TWO Congressional mandates so the time changes are much
>> later 
>> in the Spring and much earlier in the Fall.
>> 
>> When I had my Paragon, I noticed the "GMT" reading changed from what it
>> should 
>> be. Ten-Tec had no documentation on the clock's daylight saving time
>> changes. 
>> Motorola verified its capability.
>> 
>> Paragon owners should not expect a time change next week end. Its already 
>> happened and is the reason IF the clock is now one hour slow!
>> 
>> 73 & DX,
>> 
>> Gary - AB9M
>> 
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