[TenTec] Paragon Reed Relay

[Jim]

>
>Hello "fellow Paragon fans"..
>  Would like to comment on the Paragon issues a bit, I have owned my paragon for about
>15 years now, and truly like the rig, (when it is working).  It seems to require
>a lot of attention.
>The issue with garbled audio has usually appeared to be caused by the major loop board
>soldering and board issues.  Specifically, the grounding shields around the VCOs
>seem to be
>the major weak points.  Resolder all the ground shields to the board again, and of
>course if you have the board out on the bench, look it over carefully for seperated
>"lands"..
>and resolder anything (and everything) that looks like or could be questionable.
>  As far as the relays, another Paragon owner had given me a replacement stock number
>for an equivalent replacement.. I will search for that info and get back to you..
>              73, Good Luck !!!    Jim W3KA
>
>on Dec 15, 2012, Bobby McKahan K4VE <Bobby at McKahans.com> wrote:
>>
>>Thanks for the comeback Mike but I can't find anything on the US relay. Don't even
>>know which ones to order either. Need some help. Also, my Paragon I has a problem
>>where if you turn up the RF it gets really garbled, that and sometimes something
>>in the rig happens and the signal and audio gets really great with no touching anything.
>>Other times it seems muffled. I really don't know, I do like the radio and don't
>>want to give up. Thanks Bobby K4VE
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