[TenTec] receivers: paragon vs. corsair II

[GARY HUBER]

Mike,

On a quiet band you can't ear ball the difference on receive or at least I 
couldn't when I had a Paragon for operating on MARS frequencies.  On a 
number of occasions I ran both the Paragon and the Corsair-II from the same 
antenna using the AUX Antenna / Aux Receiver connections.  As a DXer the 
only time I could hear a difference would be when there was a weak DX 
station and big pile-up with many S-nine plus 30 dB signals just 1-2 kHz up, 
and the Corsair-II was a couple S units quieter, hearing the weak station 
not heard by the Paragon.  All this from memories of the Paragon sold ten or 
twelve years ago because of PLL lock and board grounding problems. The 
Corsair-II (and remote VFO) on the other hand are still with me, and are 
used daily.  The Corsair-II has the best receiver Ten-Tec ever built; AZNAC 
circuit, PTO, very quiet compared to PLL and DSP radios when there are close 
in large signals adjacent to the weak S-0 to S-1 signal of interest.

Others may have a different opinion but if you are primarily interested in 
Amateur Frequencies, its CORSAIR-II hands down. For MARS / Government / 
General Coverage, use a Paragon!

My other radio is an OMNI-VII.

73 ES DX,
Gary -- AB9M

-----Original Message----- 
From: Michael Tortorella
Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2013 8:18 PM
To: 'Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment'
Subject: [TenTec] receivers: paragon vs. corsair II

What are the opinions of the list on these two receivers?  Any thoughts
greatly appreciated!

Thanks and 73

Mike W2IY

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