[TenTec] A rather unique request. believe me...need to borrow a DEAD Ten Tec rig

[n4lq]

Tom. Maybe you could go to the TenTec hamfest this weekend. There you can 
twiddle all the knobs TenTec ever produced. Maybe a good place to find a 
junker but I would think most Omni 6's would eventually get fixed. 

-----Original Message-----
From: "Thomas S." <thom59 at yahoo.com>
To: tentec at contesting.com
Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2004 07:41:24 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [TenTec] A rather unique request. believe me...need to borrow a 
DEAD Ten Tec rig

> Before I go any further, I've sent a copy of this
> email directly to Noel/W9EFL for him to announce on
> the Sunday night Ten Tec net from time to time.  He
> already knows about my request because I explained it
> to him and good 'ol Scott R/W4youknowwho in person
> during the W9DXCC convention in Chicago in
> mid-September.  Both of them are VERY supportive of
> this (and I am dearly appreciative to them) but they
> confirmed there is not what I need around the factory,
> so here I come to YOU at their suggestion.
> ====================================================
> (Noel:  readable copy begins here)
> 
> I'm developing a novel where the main character is an
> Amateur Radio operator who is also heavily into buying
> items (car, appliances, etc.) that are at the very
> least perceived as USA-made.  Enter our friends in
> Sevierville, as if you did not know, for the radio
> gear that the character will be using.
> 
> I need to borrow, for a period of around three to six
> months (a little longer would be nicer) a DEAD Ten Tec
> Omni VI, preferably one *before* the upgrades were
> made available.  I emphasize a DEAD unit that is
> laying around for parts but has not been scrounged for
> them yet and is also in usable looking condition
> (those backed over by a motor home or said same won't
> be considered; it needs to be in one respectable piece
> at least).  
> 
> I prefer one that has been whacked by lightnin' (real,
> NOT the white kind from a backwoods still - that's for
> the *op*! GRIN) but does not have too many scorch
> marks as the rig will NOT have any electricity applied
> to it at any time.  For one that operates, I've got a
> nearby friend who has one and for that part I'll go
> over to his delicious QTH down the road.
> 
> I need to use the dead one to get a feel of the knobs
> and switches and weight and to develop a description
> of its color/condition/etc for the book so that I can
> just turn to my mind and know what I am writing about
> when I sit down.  I'm doing the same thing in a search
> for a black Walther PPK (you can guess what THAT
> project revolves around) but that is another matter
> altogether.  
> 
> Please for now do NOT ask about plot specifics or
> tentative titles...those are being kept under wraps,
> but both are in concrete awaiting filing of copyright
> paperwork.
> 
> Also, would anyone have the Omni VI operating and
> service manuals, along with the same manuals for the
> 253 auto tuner and the 962 power supply?  PDF copies
> of these are ok; again, just need for reference.
> 
> As I also recall, there were boards that could be
> added (quite easily) by operators into the Omni VI
> during its lifetime; does anyone have a reference as
> to what these boards were so I can have the
> opportunity to incorporate those in the copy, if I so
> wish?
> 
> I can be reached at my direct email of
> thom59 at yahoo.com -- and I'll handle shipping where
> such arises; if you are in driving range, that's fine
> as well.  Get in touch with me and I'll exchange my
> phone # with you so we can go from there.
> 
> I'll be posting this from time to time to keep
> interest alive.  Again, thanks in advance for all the
> help with this!!!
> 
> Thom Smith
> N8DXR
> 
> 
> 
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