[CQ-Contest] Used Rig Query for New Contestor

[Mike Brown]

Interesting Bill. I have my shack all apart and was looking at the 
number on my Field. Those sure are tiny numbers/letter. I have diabetes 
and my eyes are changing all the time anyway. Mine is:  5J330054 
Purchased in October of last year.

73, Mike K9MI

W1HIJCW at aol.com wrote:
> 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)
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