I keep hearing about early and late models of the Omni VI Plus. How can one tell by the serial number which is which. There's one on Ebay with the number 01A10427. Which is it? I can't recall how to
Puck, if I understand the information I have on hand, the unit you are inquiring about was built in January (01) the "A" is a separator the (1) says first production run for that particular month, it
Puck - I had one built in '97 and it was the early model. Sold it. Try for one with a '99 production. These have surface-mounted components and no birdies and really work well. The last number in the
I believe that is an 1987... I would assume that is about the middle model,HI. Sorry if I am not correct. Dave _______________________________________________ TenTec mailing list TenTec@contesting.co
OOPS sri I should have said 1997 Too early here Hi Dave _______________________________________________ TenTec mailing list TenTec@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/tentec
I had that page on N9VV's site bookmarked myself but, as you said, it's gone now. However, I was able to retrieve it from the Internet Archive (great site!) and reposted it at http://www.n5na.net/tt-
This is also the way I understand the serial number system--built January 97 or actually, scheduled to be built in January 97. Although, I thought the first production run of VI+'s was in March so it
Mine is an early one with the crystal oven. And although it is the only VI Plus I have owned, it is a superb rig. i wouldn't hesitate to spend the $1,500 Buy Now price for the one on Ebay. Mine is fa
Ci - Your OMNI 6+ must have had factory improvements over the real early ones because you do not seem to have any problem with birdies, etc. Glad to hear it. 73 - Don, VE1BN _________________________
I've had it for a year, and I have been very pleased with it. I considered trading on an Omni VII, so I may be willing to part with it at some point. Ci Jones, WU7R FISTS #10789, CC# 1853 SKCC #22, C
Dave 01A10427 = It was the 42 unit built in the first production run in January 1997. There were no Omni VI plus units built in 1987. Hope this clears up the mystery. Art WA8VSJ -- Original Message -
Well this is great news! This means the Omni 6+ I bought at the end of the summer was built in January 2000. I'm crazy about this rig...it's a CW op's dream; especially with the Inrad 600 hz roofing
Mine is 10C10360. It was purchased 6-26-01 It was part of a limited run at the end of production. ...Dave _______________________________________________ TenTec mailing list TenTec@contesting.com htt