Bob's memory is correct. It, the Delta 580, was introduced at
Dayton 1979. I purchased mine there S/N 006. Wish I had kept it.
73 Jim K4CGY
--- Robert & Linda McGraw K4TAX <RMcGraw@Blomand.Net> wrote:
> I seem to recall it was introduced at Dayton. I bought on in
> 1980. It's
> still working today.
>
> 73
> Bob K4TAX
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Winston F Jones" <winjones@ix.netcom.com>
> To: "Steve Ellington" <n4lq@iglou.com>; <wa2tti@worldlynx.net>;
> "Tentec"
> <tentec@contesting.com>
> Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2002 7:47 PM
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Omni D vs Delta
>
>
> > I believe the Delta 580 first appeared in late 1980. It was
> the first
> > entirely new Ten-Tec rig to include the WARC bands. The Omni
> D, Series C,
> > did come out somewhere around 1979. It was sort of a retrofit
> WARC rig,
> and
> > as you note, there were always some problems with mixer
> products.
> > 73, Winston K4CWQ
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Steve Ellington" <n4lq@iglou.com>
> > To: <wa2tti@worldlynx.net>; "Tentec" <tentec@contesting.com>
> > Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2002 18:54 PM
> > Subject: Re: [TenTec] Omni D vs Delta
> >
> >
> > > Working from memory...The Omni D came out around 1979-80.
> The 580 a few
> > > years later. The Omni had a 9mhz IF chain while the Delta
> 580 had
> 6.3mhz.
> > I
> > > believe the change in frequency cleared up some problems
> with 17 meter
> > band
> > > mixer products.
> > > The Omni had more audio filter positions but both rigs had
> AF derived
> agc.
> > > The Delta was considerably smaller in size and a shade of
> elephant snot
> > > green compared to the Omni's black with aluminum trim. Hope
> that helps.
> > > Steve Ellington
> > > N4LQ
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Jerry Harley" <wa2tti@worldlynx.net>
> > > To: "Tentec" <tentec@contesting.com>
> > > Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2002 6:02 PM
> > > Subject: [TenTec] Omni D vs Delta
> > >
> > >
> > > > Can someone compare the Omni D to the 580 Delta, and
> dates of
> > > > manufacture. Jerry
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