[TenTec] Help needed for ailing Paragon 585

[MadScientist]

I have numerous replacement PC boards for Paragon 1. O fours the synthesizer boards are suspect but the rest are known good, tested during those few moments when the PLL was in locked state.

Gary



> On Jan 20, 2018, at 7:55 AM, Barry N1EU <barry.n1eu at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> This might be of some help:  http://tentecwiki.eqth.net/doku.php?id=585pll
> 
> 73, Barry N1EU
> 
> On Sat, Jan 20, 2018 at 5:36 AM, A R <raf_3 at msn.com> wrote:
> 
>> I acquired a very pristine (looking) 585 last weekend at a hamfest. It has
>> absolutely no cosmetic flaws or evidence of use/wear. Maybe that’s because
>> it suffers from a sporadic failure mode that corrupts/distorts both
>> received and transmitted audio. This Paragon is in such good condition
>> cosmetically, that I’d sure like to restore dependable electrical function.
>> Internal visual inspection suggests that the radio is “factory fresh”, with
>> no obvious evidence of anyone having mucked around in it.
>> 
>> I downloaded the online 585 manual, but it’s devoid of any schematics or
>> even a flow diagram like I’ve  found in the manuals for my many other
>> TenTec radios.
>> 
>> Can anyone provide me with, or point to a source for schematics or flow
>> diagram useful for troubleshooting?
>> 
>> Thanks in advance,
>> Allen—W7GIF
>> 
>> 
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