[TenTec] Serial numbers

[Duane - N9DG]

As far as I know the early ###-##### S/N format is simply
sequential. I'm not aware of any public listing that equates
specific S/N's to dates either. So then it's a matter of
looking inside the radio itself on the various date codes on
IC's etc. and then making an educated guess based on the
range of dates you find. You can usually guess the
manufacturing age of a piece of equipment to within 6 months
to a year that way.

Duane
N9DG


--- Ken Brown <ken.d.brown at verizon.net> wrote:

> I have read a description of Ten-Tec serial number
> decoding, here on the 
> reflector. I have a radio that has a serial number that is
> not in the 
> format that is described there. Maybe this is from an
> earlier serial 
> number system. The serial number is the three digit model
> number, 
> followed by a hyphen and five numerals. There are no
> non-numeric 
> characters (except for the hyphen) in the serial number.
> Does anyone 
> know how to determine the manufacture date from this format
> serial number?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> DE N6KB


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