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[TenTec] How good is a Paragon?

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Subject: [TenTec] How good is a Paragon?
From: w8au@sssnet.com (w8au@sssnet.com)
Date: Wed, 24 Nov 1999 16:59:29 -0500
Pete:

I own two of them and I can recall only once in 8 years that I got an "out
of lock, and that was one of the times I used cross-band QSK CW!  That
would tax any rig made!   A fine all-freq all mode xcvr.

w8au



>   Pete, I have ownd several Paragon's over the years and find them to  be
>an excellent radio. I have experienced the "PLL out of Lock" message a
>couple  of times as was mentioned earlier, but it was nothing that couldn't
>easily be  overcome. It has a very good receiver and is probably one of the
>best "stock out  of the box" SW receivers with it's standard 6khz xtal
>filter for AM. (with a  -60db BW of 11KHZ, compare that with the imported
>20db or wider at -60db) I  would not hesitate to recommend a Paragon to
>anyone as it is a very good  radio....  Tim NZ8J    


 But now I have found at least 5 Paragons at three different     
>places and wonder if they are any good? The fact that five are available   
>  makes me think they might be Turkeys. How does a Paragon stand up to an
>Omni      D version C? Yeah, I know what Paragon means; but is that
>advertising or      something for real. Pete,      W6JFR PS.



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