[CQ-Contest] Used Rig Query for New Contestor

[W1HIJCW at aol.com]

In a message dated 7/23/2006 2:16:26 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
n6ki_73 at sbcglobal.net writes:
If you know anyway to tell "high Ser Nos" on the MP , please let us know !
Hi Dennis ...

the first digit of the s/n is the last digit of the year of manufacture. The 
next character, always a letter, represents the month of manufacture where "C" 
= January (go figure, it must be some special Japanese thing). The next two 
digits represent the manufacturing lot, and the last four are the radio number 
within the lot. So my ft1000MP has the s/n 7L230060 which translates as 
October of 1997 manufacture, it was in lot #23 and was the 60th radio in that lot.

Hope that helps ...


73 de Bill, W1HIJ/6, aka FOØSCH (2000, 2001, 2002), FO8DX (WPXCW 2001)
Pina Colada Contest Club (KP2AA)
NA6Q, (WPXCW05), W6EMC (ARRLDXCW06-M/2)
Field Day Teams: NP4A (02), COØUS (03), KP2AA (04), KP2AA (05), KP2AA (06)