In about two hours, I am getting a rig I have loved to operate at friends shack and always wanted in my own shack.. a Paragon! The person I am getting it from thought it was a Paragon II but from thi
W6FO - The original Paragon has FM if that accessory board is installed. The RS232 also is an aaccessory board that must be added for connecting to a computer for logging, if one wishes same. The Par
He's not sure and can't pull it out to inspect because he just had heart surgery. I'm going down in an hour to dig it out, inspect, and pick up. He's a fellow club member and a good guy, so I am not
Information on the Geihl chip can be found on the Unofficial Ten-Tec web pages under modifications / upgrades or some such title. If it's not been used for a few years there is a good chance it may c
Had my Paragon since new. A few of tips...... I would probably switch the rig on and leave it for a while, possibly a few hours to see if everything seems OK. I would monitor the RX side on all bands
reguarding the back up battery. is this a rechargable setup, as was covered here a couple of days ago. some are rechargable and some are not, so if you put in a no rechargable battery in the recharga
I quoted directly from the Ten-Tec hand book. It follows: "An alkaline battery will provide approximately 150 hours of backup power if power is removed, otherwise the battery will last for its shelf
I'm back at work with the rig. It's still in the car but it's an original 585 Paragon that is in VERY nice cosmetic condition. There is only one small scratch on the rear panel just above the power s
Tom, not only will the battery leak, but in my case 2 alkaline batteries (both 9v and new) exploded and made one bad mess. Fortunately I was able to scrape and scrub the mess out. This happened on bo
Hi Tom and Jim, Or get the Nickel/metal Hydride that Radio Shack now offers for a little more than the NiCds. I agree, do NOT use a regular alkaline battery for the reasons mentioned. Pat-K4BEH On Sa
That's what I was talking about.. don't toast your breand new old rig.. thanks guys.. tom N6AJR In a message dated 1/14/2006 2:35:58 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,k4beh@juno.com writes: Hi Tom and Jim,
Again, my Paragon came from Ten-Tec some months back with a warning label by the 9 volt battery holder. It warned against using alkaline batteries due to leakage. In my opinion only a rechargeable ba
Author: Robert & Linda McGraw K4TAX <RMcGraw@Blomand.Net>
Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2006 20:59:05 -0600
The Paragon, model 585, is a really good rig. Owned one since 1990. The Paragon II, model 586, is a great rig. Purchased a used one from Tentec a couple of years ago and love it. You won't be disappo
My book says the same thing, but I found that an alkaline battery will leak, especially if you leave the power supply on all the time, like I do, and the battery is continually charged. Spend the ext
Congratulations, JT, the Paragon is a fine radio. There are a few things to look for: 1) Put in a rechargeable battery. 2) If the receiver is dead on some bands, the contacts on the band relays may b
Doesn't metal hydride and nicads charge at different rates?? Can you use hydride in place of nicads? Ron wb1hga _______________________________________________ TenTec mailing list TenTec@contesting.c
Ron: Good question. NI-Cd cells usually charge at C/10 where C is the capacity in amp-hours. NiMH cells usually have much higher capacity, so the charging current can be higher. If you charge them in
Author: Robert & Linda McGraw K4TAX <RMcGraw@Blomand.Net>
Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2006 20:02:07 -0600
Has anyone tried or though about using 2 or 3 of the 1 Farad 10V electrolytic capacitors in place of the battery in the Paragon? I noticed some in a flyer I received in the mail for about $5.00 each,