I was mistaken (I'll defer to Carl who writes the firmware) regarding
Paragon II clocks being programmable. I misspoke; I had a 585 Paragon, not
the Paragon II. The clocks in the 585 were Motorola chips the DST problem.
(And they changed UTC just like it was local time).
73,
Gary - AB9M
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From: "DAVID HELLER" <dtx@verizon.net>
Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2009 12:04 AM
To: "N4PY" <n4py@arrl.net>; "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment"
<tentec@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Paragon II
> Just leave the clock set at UTC. Who needs local time in the shack.
> K3TX
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "N4PY" <n4py@arrl.net>
> To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec@contesting.com>
> Sent: Monday, March 02, 2009 10:26 PM
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Paragon II
>
>
>>I wrote the firmware for the Paragon II. The clock chip is programmable
>> with a daylight savings time option bit. This setting is always turned
>> off
>> in the Paragon II. So the Paragon II will never change its clock for
>> DST.
>>
>> Carl Moreschi N4PY
>> 121 Little Bell Drive
>> Bell Mountain
>> Hays, NC 28635
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "CSM(r) Gary Huber" <glhuber@msn.com>
>> To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec@contesting.com>
>> Sent: Monday, March 02, 2009 8:47 PM
>> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Paragon II
>>
>>
>>> Clock "problem" may be the daylight saving time spring advance and and
>>> fall back times that are "hard coded" to execute based upon advancing
>>> the
>>> time one hour at 0100 the last Sunday in April and to fall back one hour
>>> at 0200 the last Sunday in October. This was verified (by me) during
>>> research for the Millennium rollover. The clock chip is a Motorola IC
>>> with
>>> no options to deactivate the advance and set back.
>>>
>>> I'm a previous owner of a Paragon II. Great radio.... just run a
>>> separate
>>> clock for logging!
>>>
>>> Best regards,
>>>
>>> CSM(r) Gary Huber - AB9M
>>> 9679 Heron Bay Rd
>>> Bloomington, IL 61705
>>> (309-662-0604)
>>> www.csm-gh.com
>>> glhuber@msn.com
>>> gary.huber@us.army.mil
>>>
>>>
>>> --------------------------------------------------
>>> From: "peter" <w8us@comcast.net>
>>> Sent: Monday, March 02, 2009 6:06 PM
>>> To: <tentec@contesting.com>
>>> Subject: [TenTec] Paragon II
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Tentec Paragon II station for sale. Model 586. This is a highly
>>>> desirable Paragon II model and is considered an equivalent to higher
>>>> priced transceivers today. It has all the available filters installed
>>>> and is supplied with the matching Tentec 961 power supply/speaker and
>>>> Tentec desk mike. Also, the original boxes and manual are available.
>>>> The station was operated in a non-smoking environment. The receiver is
>>>> general coverage, 300 Khz to 30 Mhz. Modification to allow the
>>>> transmitter to operate between 1.8 and 30 Mhz has been made, thus it
>>>> covers the new 60 meter band.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Equipment is in excellent cosmetic and mechanical condition and has no
>>>> scratches. The station clock is erratic at times, but this does not
>>>> affect the operation of the transceiver.
>>>>
>>>> Will consider selling Paragon II by itself.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> If you are a C.W. operator, this is your dream set-up. Price $900.00
>>>> shipped and insured to lower 48 only. Contact Peter, W8US, at
>>>> W8us@comcast.net.
>>>>
>>>> Peter
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