[NJARC] Adams-Morgan Paragon Six

[Al Schapira]

Hi Joe,
Thanks for your message and interest in the A-M Six.  Through the
Antique Radio Forum, I have found a reference to this set: See   
https://www.radioace.com/node/159
You can see the same tuning dials and knobs as on mine.

The Adams-Morgan Company operated in Montclair NJ from roughly 1912
through 1929.  I have several of their sets built in the early 20's.
They tended to number their Paragon models in order so I guess the
"Six" was made near the end of their existence.
My set is cannibalized so I can't tell for sure what the circuitry was
supposed to be, which is why I would love to get a schematic and/or
pictures of its innards.
I'll try to keep you up-to-date on progress with this set.
Thanks again for your interest.  73
	-Al, W2ADS
        www.gamma-five.com
On Mon, 2016-06-27 at 19:15 -0500, N3IBX wrote:
> Hello Al, Many thanks for posting the pictures and information about
> your "Paragton" 6 tube TRF set. It is very interesting indeed. I
> don't claim to be any sort of expert on these things, but I see a few
> points of interest that may or may not be irregularaties with your
> receiver. 
> 
> To begin with, it looks like your set was built in 1923 or 1924 based
> upon the three RF stages and a few other points. I wonder if there is
> a neutralizing condensor for each of the three stages? Just curious.
> Also, the two main tuning dials look like they would be from the
> period above. I can't think of the name of them offhand, but I don't
> think they were used by Adams-Morgan. They may be proprietary or
> added later.  
> 
> One very interesting point is the meter on the front panel. It sports
> two scales, one for "A" battery voltage, and then a another scale for
> "B" battery voltage with demarkations for various voltages. The meter
> also has "Paragon" imprinted on it. 
> 
> Another point of interest is the tuning system used. I think it is
> very advanced for the time. The first two RF stages may be the coarse
> or main tuner and ganged together, with the third being a fine tuning
> control. Just a wild guess on my part. 
> 
> I wonder how long Adams-Morgan was in business and what year they
> went out of business. This may give a clue as to the year the set was
> made.  
> 
> Unfortunately I probably didn't help with the identity of the set you
> have, just possibly raised more questions about it. I'm interested in
> seeing what other NJARC members have to say about it. 
> 
> Very best regards,
> Joe Cro N3IBX 
>  
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