Hi folks.
I'm having some problems with my newly acquired Paragon 585 and need
some help troubleshooting.
Some background:
Rig:
Serial No. 694
Last used probably 4 years ago, been sitting in a climate controlled
room with very little dust.
Problem: Rig powers up fine but unable to hear any stations. There is
white noise and some loud, almost like power line, noise on lower
bands. Noise is a strong S7 on the 80M band and doesn't change as I
tune around the entire band. I'm not sure what the noise is, or how
to describe it, as I have never heard this kind of noise before.
QTH: I have a very quiet hilltop location with underground power. I
last used an FT-102 two months ago at this location with almost no
noise interferance. I don't believe the noise I am picking up is
coming from my, or neighboring, QTH. Normally from this QTH I can
receive WWV at 10MHz with just a short wire sticking out of the
antenna jack but not with this Paragon. I currently do not have an
antenna I can transmit with, just a low mounted SWL dipole out in the
backyard.
Any ideas of things to look at?
Thanks
- JT
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