[TenTec] FS: Omni VI +....excellent

J. W. (Dub) Thornton dub at oklahoma.net
Thu Jul 22 11:03:30 EDT 2004


I bought my Omni VI, factory option 3 upgrade, used.  Option 3 was done in
1998.  TCXO was installed in July 2000.

Dub

At 08:53 AM 7/22/2004, you wrote:
>Early VI+'s did not have TCXO, it was a later addition.  My late 1997 VI+
>did not have the TCXO.
>
>         73,  Duane
>
>
>On Thu, 22 Jul 2004 08:28:12 -0400 "Paul Christensen" <w9ac at arrl.net>
>writes:
> > > There is NO electrical/mechanical difference between the radios
> > other than
> > > the front panel of the option 3 rig does not include the word
> > "plus."
> >
> > This is essentially correct.  However, there are some differences
> > between
> > the two radios:
> >
> > 1) If I'm not mistaken, the Omni Six (and all factory upgrade
> > versions 1-3)
> > use a crystal oven for the reference oscillator.  The Omni Six Plus
> > uses a
> > TCXO and was not incorporated into upgrades 1-3.  (someone keep me
> > honest
> > here);



>J. W.  (Dub) Thornton  K5DUB

Minco, OK. 



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