Does anybody have an explanation why Ten-Tec had a Triton I, Triton II and then
a Triton IV, but no Triton III? Was it a prototype model that never made it to
market?
73, Winston K4CWQ
-------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Kevin Purcell <kevinpurcell@pobox.com>
>
> John,
>
> look on the Ten Tec support knowledge base for TT using the phrase
> "Omni D series C". They use it for the 546C!
>
> <http://kb.tentec.com/>
>
> For example, "Identifying the Omni D series A, B or C" where they use
> that name several times.
>
> <http://kb.tentec.com/index.php?article=41>
>
> Better still a Google site specific search finds them all ...
>
> <http://www.google.com/search?rls=en&q=site:kb.tentec.com+%22Omni+D
> +series%22>
>
> including their General Repair FAQ (this is a PDF file).
>
> <http://kb.tentec.com/pdf.php?category=7>
>
> It is true that the manual (and the radio) don't have this name on
> them but that doesn't mean that TT never called them by that. I
> suspect they didn't realize how convoluted their product names had
> become until after they shipped them and people would call in with
> problems.
>
> Of course this naming scheme also explains how the Omni V, VI and VII
> got their names if you count A, B, C, D, 5, 6, 7.
>
> Last time this came up a guy (it wasn't you John, was it?) just
> wouldn't believe me until I provided him with the links to the
> tentec.com site. Then he stopped emailing me! Very odd.
>
> On Nov 9, 2007, at 9:10 AM, John/K4WJ wrote:
>
> > Carl,
> >
> > What you wrote sounds logical. However, I've never seen any reference
> > to an Omni D series C until some guys started posting this in their
> > messages to this group.
> >
> > I have researched all of the sales brochures I have and even went
> > back to 1979 to look in QST for any reference to an Omni D series C.
> > I did not find any reference to it.
> >
> > If TenTec wanted to call it an Omni D series C they never made this
> > public, at least as far as my research has determined.
> >
> > Omni Announced in October, 1978
> >
> > The October, 1978 QST has a TEN-TEC advertisement that announces
> > on pages
> > 128 and 129,
> >
> > "there's a world of difference in TEN-TEC's all new hf
> > transceiver--
> > OMNI"
> >
> > The Omni was avaialble with either a digital or an analog frequency
> > readout. The specifications for both OMNI models were the same
> > except for
> > the readouts
> >
> > " ANALOG OR DIGITAL READOUTS . OMNI A features an analog dial
> > with 1 kHz
> > dial markings. OMNI D has 0.43" LED readouts with the 5 most
> > significant
> > in
> > red and the 6th in green to show 100 Hz increments."
> >
> > The price for these beauties was "Model 545 OMNI-A $899" and the
> > "Model
> > 546
> > Omni D $1069".
> >
> > Both transceivers pictured in this advertisement have digital
> > readouts and
> > have "OMNI D" printed above the TEN-TEC logo on the front panel.
> > In other
> > advertisements I saw pictures of the Omni A and it had an analog
> > dial and
> > "OMNI A" above the Ten-Tec logo on the front panel.
> >
> > August, 1979
> >
> > It appears that this is the first time Ten-Tec advertised the
> > series B.
> > This advertisement announced,
> >
> > "New OMNI/SERIES B Filters The Crowd". The advertisement claims
> > "NEW I-F
> > RESPONSE SELECTION" and "NEW NOTCH FILTER" and new prices.
> >
> > The prices were, "Model 545 Series B OMNI-A $949" and the "Model 546
> > Series
> > B OMNI-D $1119". Pictures of the digital model show OMNI-D
> > printed above
> > the logo on the front panel. Ten-Tec continued to offer an analog
> > and a
> > digital version of the Omni.
> >
> > May, 1980
> >
> > In QST on page 109 I found the first Omni - Series C
> > advertisement. It
> > said, "new features, new performance + all 9 bands". The price
> > line says
> > "Model 546 Omni - Series C...$1189" The front panel has "OMNI"
> > printed
> > above the logo and the A and D were dropped.
> >
> > The digital "Model 546 Omni - Series C" replaced the analog
> > "Model 545
> > Series B Omni-A" and the digital "Model 546 Series B Omni-D" in
> > May, 1980.
> >
> > In summary, the Ten-Tec OMNI models were as follows,
> >
> > Omni Analog Models
> > Model 545 OMNI-A $899 announced around October, 1978
> > Model 545 Series B OMNI-A $949 announced around August, 1979
> >
> > Omni Digital Models
> > Model 546 Omni D $1069 announced around October, 1978
> > Model 546 Series B OMNI-D $1119 announced around August, 1979
> > Model 546 Omni - Series C $1189 announced around May, 1980
> >
> > I don't know why some folks refer to their 'Omni C' as the 'Omni-
> > D Series
> > C' because the latter never existed. If anyone has information
> > that it
> > did, then I sure would like to see it. Since there was no analog
> > version of the
> > C series, calling it the Omni C meant that it had a digital readout.
> >
> > TenTec referred to it as Model 546 Omni - Series C and NOT as the
> > Model 546 Omni-D series C. I assumed they dropped the Omni-D in order
> > differentiate the series C as a new line of digital readout
> > transceivers not to be confused with the older models. There was no
> > analog version of the series C so there was no need to continue to
> > use Omni-A or Omni-D in the name.
> >
> > Back in the old days hams would refer to their older TenTec rigs as
> > a an Omni B with a digital readout or an Omni B with an analog
> > readout. This differentiation was not necessary with the series C so
> > it was referred to as an Omni C even though there is no mention of
> > the Omni C in TenTec's literature or manual.
> >
> > Over the years I've beaten this subject to death. I've accepted Omni
> > C as the name for my transceiver even though it is not the official
> > TenTec name for this model. So, I will accept the fact that the
> > TenTec newbies refer to it as the Omni D series C.
> >
> > 73..de John/K4WJ
> >
> >
> > At 06:40 PM 11/8/2007, you wrote:
> >> The Omni C was short for Omni D series C. They were only made in
> >> digital.
> >> So obviously Omni C series B is impossible. In the Original mode,
> >> there was
> >> an Omni A for analog and an Omni D for digital display. Then
> >> later both
> >> these models were enhanced to the series B level. Hence the Omni
> >> A series B
> >> and the Omni D series B. Then finally, they came out with the
> >> series C,
> >> which was only digital. It was an Omni D series C which got
> >> shortened to
> >> Omni C.
> >>
> >> Carl Moreschi N4PY
> >> 121 Little Bell Drive
> >> Bell Mountain
> >> Hays, NC 28635
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "John/K4WJ" <k4wj@bellsouth.net>
> >> To: <roncasa@verizon.net>; "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment"
> >> <tentec@contesting.com>; "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment"
> >> <tentec@contesting.com>
> >> Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2007 6:32 PM
> >> Subject: Re: [TenTec] For Sale Omni A/B and power Supply
> >>
> >>
> >>> Ron,
> >>>
> >>> I challenge you to find an Omni C, series B in any TenTec sales
> >>> brochures, magazine ads or any magazine reviews. I've owned a C
> >>> since
> >>> 1981 and I've never seen or heard of an Omni C, series B until some
> >>> guys invented it on the Internet.
> >>>
> >>> 73..de John/K4WJ
> >>>
> >>> At 03:48 PM 11/8/2007, roncasa@verizon.net wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> Hi,
> >>>>
> >>>> I have for sale a Ten Tec Omni A/B in good condition.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> I have to ask, but what is A/B? I've seen Omni listed as A, and
> >>>> as B,
> >> even C
> >>>> and D. But never as "A/B".
> >>>> I also know it was TT fault for confusing us naming these models
> >>>> (smile).
> >>>> Like, "Omni C, series "B".
> >>>>
> >>>> (maybe I was out that day)
> >>>>
> >>>> Ron, wb1hga
> >>>> "the 516 is a keeper"
> >
> > 73..de John/K4WJ
> > ex K8PXG 18 Jun 1959 to 11 Feb 1997
> > K8WJ 12 Feb 1997 to 08 Apr 1997
> >
> >
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> Kevin Purcell
> kevinpurcell@pobox.com
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