Paragon Model 585
Description
All solid state microprocessor controlled HF transceiver covering all amateur bands on transmit and general coverage receive from 100 kHz to 29.999 MHZ.
Reviews
- ARRL (Must be an ARRL member and logged in to view.)
- CQ Magazine, 1988, Part I - April Pg 44, Part II - May Pg 52, Part III - June Pg 46
Mods / Fixes
- Giehl Upgrade Chip Info (No longer available)
Accessories
Some Basic Differences Between Paragon Model 585 and Paragon II Model 586
- Paragon II 586 includes both AM and FM transmit and receive, the Paragon 585 needs an additional FM board to run FM transmit.
- The Paragon 585 will receive AM but not transmit AM. The Paragon II 586 will both transmit and receive on AM.
- The Paragon II has a Omni VI style front button set with a more advanced logic design circuitry to allow for band stacking registers like the Omni VI.
- The Paragon II has more advanced RS-232 interface/logic design to allow for the Icom style logging programs to be run. The Paragon 585 requires an optional RS232 Interface Model 258 and runs a different command set.
Specifications
General
- Frequency Range: Receive: 100 kHz to 29.999 Mhz. Transmit: Standard Ham Bands 160m - 10m (Note: For operation outside Ham Bands contact factory.).
- Frequency Control: Microprocessor controlled digital PLL synthesizer. 10 Hz resolution.
- Frequency Readout: 7 digit 10 Hz fluorescent readout.
- Frequency Stability: Worst case, 1 PPM per degree C at 29.999 MHz.
- Antenna Impedance: 50 ohm unbalanced.
- Power Required: Receive - approx. 1.5 A. Transmit - approx. 20 A. @ 13.8 VDC.
- Construction: Rigid aluminum chassis. Extruded aluminum front panel. Textured top and bottom, snap up stainless steel bail.
- Dimensions: HWD 5.75" x 14.75" x 17" (14.6 x 37.4 x 43.2 cm)
- Net Weight: 16 lbs (7.25 kg).
Transmitter
- Modes: USB, LSB, CW, RTTY (FSK or AFSK), (FM optional).
- DC Power Input: Maximum 200 watts @ 14 VDC CW, SSB, (FM). 100% duty cycle for up to 20 minutes. Continuous with auxiliary air cooling.
- RF Power Output: 25 to 100 watts adjustable with front panel RF PWR control.
- Microphone Input: High/Low impedance. Four pin, front panel connector accepts microphones with 5 mV (-62 dB) output. Polarizing voltage is provided for electrets.
- T/R Switching: VOX or PTT on SSB. Switchable FAST or SLOW QSK on CW.
- CW Sidetone: Internally generated, adjustable tone and volume independant of AF GAIN control.
- SSB Generation: 9 MHz, 8-pole crystal ladder filter. Balanced modulator.
- Carrier Suppression: 60 dB typcial.
- Unwanted Sideband Suppression: 60 dB typical at 1.5 kHz tone.
- Spurious Output: More than 45 dB below peak power output.
- Meter: Switchable forward power, SWR, collector current, audio processing level.
- CW Offset: 750 Hz automatic.
- FSK Shift: 170 Hz.
Receiver
- Modes: USB, LSB, CW, FSK/AFSK, AM (FM optional).
- Sensitivity:
Mode | Frequency, MHz | ||
---|---|---|---|
0.1 - 1.6 | 1.6 - 29.999 | ||
SSB, CW, RTTY | 0.5 uV | 0.15 uV | 10 dB S/N @ 2.4 kHz |
AM | 3.5 uV | 1.00 uV | 10 dB S/N @ 6.0 kHz |
(FM) | 1.00 uV | 0.30 uV | 12 dB SINAD @ 15 kHz |
- Selectivity:
Filter | Selectivity | |
---|---|---|
-6 dB | -60 dB | |
Standard | 2.40 kHz | 3.36 kHz |
AM | 6.00 kHz | 11.25 kHz |
Optional | 1.80 kHz | 2.90 kHz |
Optional | .50 kHz | 1.40 kHz |
Optional | .25 kHz | .85 kHz |
(FM) | 15 kHz | 30 kHz |
- Attenuator: Approx. -20 dB for 1.6 to 29.999 MHz, -10 dB for 0.1 to 1.6 MHz.
- I-F Frequencies: 1st - 75 MHz, 2nd - 9.0 MHz, 3rd - 6.3 MHz (FM 3rd - 455 kHz).
- RX Antenna Input: Switchable 50 ohm phono jack.
- Image Rejection: >80 dB.
- I-F Rejection: >70 dB.
- Noise Blanker: Switchable on/off with adjustable width.
- S-Meter: Automatically switched on during receive. Calibrated to 50 uV at S9.
- Dynamic Range: 100 dB typical.
- 3rd Order ICP: +18 dBm.
- Squelch Sensitivity: AM, CW, SSB, FSK (1.6 - 29.999 MHz) - Less than 1 uV. Optional FM (1.6 - 29.999 MHz) - Less than 0.4 uV.
- Pass Band Tuning: +/- 1.2 kHz.
- Audio Output: 1.5 watts @ 8 ohm with less than 2% distortion.
- Notch Filter: 250 to 2.2 kHz, 50 dB notch typical.
- Audio Bnadpass Filter: 4 pole, variable center frequency 220 to 1.7 kHz, 35% bandwidth @ -6 dB. Variable fader control selects filtered or flat audio response.
- Tone Control: Variable 15 dB rolloff @ 5 kHz.