[TenTec] For Sale Omni A/B and power Supply

jones_winston at bellsouth.net jones_winston at bellsouth.net
Fri Nov 9 12:22:04 EST 2007


John,

You are correct. Sounds like you did a lot of research.

By the time the Omni Series C came along, there were no analogs so there was no need of Ten-Tec to call it the Omni D, Series C. The whole thing is confusing to some because it appears the "C" model came after the "D."
I used to own one and always referred to it as the Omni C. Although the Omni C was the first Ten-Tec to feature the new WARC bands, many people, like myself, discovered that the 17 meter band emitted some spurs because of the IF frequency. I understand the IF scheme was later changed in the Delta and Corsair to eliminate the problem.

73, Winston K4CWQ



-------------- Original message ----------------------
From: John/K4WJ <k4wj at bellsouth.net>
>
> Carl,
> 
> What you wrote sounds logical. However, I've never seen any reference 
> to an Omni D series C until some guys started posting this in their 
> messages to this group.
> 
> I have researched all of the sales brochures I have and even went 
> back to 1979 to look in QST for any reference to an Omni D series C. 
> I did not find any reference to it.
> 
> If TenTec wanted to call it an Omni D series C they never made this 
> public, at least as far as my research has determined.
> 
>   Omni Announced in October, 1978
> 
>   The October, 1978 QST  has a TEN-TEC advertisement that announces on pages
>   128 and 129,
> 
>   "there's a world of difference in TEN-TEC's  all new hf transceiver--
> OMNI"
> 
>   The Omni was avaialble with either a digital or an analog frequency
>   readout. The specifications for both OMNI models were the same except for
>   the readouts
> 
>   " ANALOG OR DIGITAL READOUTS . OMNI A features an analog dial with 1 kHz
>   dial markings. OMNI D has 0.43" LED readouts with the 5 most significant
> in
>   red and the 6th in green to show 100 Hz increments."
> 
>   The price for these beauties was "Model 545 OMNI-A $899" and the "Model
> 546
>   Omni D $1069".
> 
>   Both transceivers pictured in this advertisement have digital readouts and
>   have "OMNI D" printed above the TEN-TEC logo on the front panel. In other
>   advertisements I saw pictures of the Omni A and it had an analog dial and
>   "OMNI A" above the Ten-Tec logo on the front panel.
> 
>   August, 1979
> 
>   It appears that this is the first time Ten-Tec advertised the series B.
>   This advertisement announced,
> 
>   "New OMNI/SERIES B Filters The Crowd". The advertisement claims "NEW I-F
>   RESPONSE SELECTION"  and "NEW NOTCH FILTER" and new prices.
> 
>   The prices were, "Model 545 Series B OMNI-A $949" and the "Model 546
> Series
>   B OMNI-D $1119". Pictures of the digital model show OMNI-D printed above
>   the logo on the front panel. Ten-Tec continued to offer an analog and a
>   digital version of the Omni.
> 
>   May, 1980
> 
>   In QST on page 109 I found the first Omni - Series C advertisement. It
>   said, "new features, new performance + all 9 bands". The price line says
>   "Model 546 Omni - Series C...$1189" The front panel has "OMNI" printed
>   above the logo and the A and D were dropped.
> 
>   The digital "Model 546 Omni - Series C" replaced the analog "Model 545
>   Series B Omni-A" and the digital "Model 546 Series B Omni-D" in May, 1980.
> 
>   In summary, the Ten-Tec OMNI models were as follows,
> 
>   Omni Analog Models
>   Model 545 OMNI-A $899 announced around October, 1978
>   Model 545 Series B OMNI-A $949 announced around August, 1979
> 
>   Omni Digital Models
>   Model 546 Omni D  $1069 announced around October, 1978
>   Model 546 Series B OMNI-D  $1119 announced around August, 1979
>   Model 546 Omni - Series C  $1189 announced around May, 1980
> 
>   I don't know why some folks refer to their 'Omni C' as the 'Omni-D Series
>   C' because the latter never existed. If anyone has information that it
> did,  then I sure would like to see it. Since there was no analog 
> version of the
>   C series, calling it the Omni C meant that it had a digital readout.
> 
> TenTec referred to it as Model 546 Omni - Series C and NOT as the 
> Model 546 Omni-D series C. I assumed they dropped the Omni-D in order 
> differentiate the series C as a new line of digital readout 
> transceivers not to be confused with the older models. There was no 
> analog version of the series C so there was no need to continue to 
> use Omni-A or Omni-D in the name.
> 
> Back in the old days hams would refer to their  older TenTec rigs as 
> a an Omni B with a digital readout or an Omni B with an analog 
> readout. This differentiation was not necessary with the series C so 
> it was referred to as an Omni C even though there is no mention of 
> the Omni C in TenTec's literature or manual.
> 
> Over the years I've beaten this subject to death. I've accepted Omni 
> C as the name for my transceiver even though it is not the official 
> TenTec name for this model. So, I will accept the fact that the 
> TenTec newbies refer to it as the Omni D series C.
> 
> 73..de John/K4WJ
> 
> 
> At 06:40 PM 11/8/2007, you wrote:
> >The Omni C was short for Omni D series C.  They were only made in digital.
> >So obviously Omni C series B is impossible.  In the Original mode, there was
> >an Omni A for analog and an Omni D for digital display.  Then later both
> >these models were enhanced to the series B level.  Hence the Omni A series B
> >and the Omni D series B.  Then finally, they came out with the series C,
> >which was only digital.  It was an Omni D series C which got shortened to
> >Omni C.
> >
> >Carl Moreschi N4PY
> >121 Little Bell Drive
> >Bell Mountain
> >Hays, NC 28635
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "John/K4WJ" <k4wj at bellsouth.net>
> >To: <roncasa at verizon.net>; "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment"
> ><tentec at contesting.com>; "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment"
> ><tentec at contesting.com>
> >Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2007 6:32 PM
> >Subject: Re: [TenTec] For Sale Omni A/B and power Supply
> >
> >
> > > Ron,
> > >
> > > I challenge you to find an Omni C, series B in any TenTec sales
> > > brochures, magazine ads or any magazine reviews. I've owned a C since
> > > 1981 and I've never seen or heard of an Omni C, series B until some
> > > guys invented it on the Internet.
> > >
> > > 73..de John/K4WJ
> > >
> > > At 03:48 PM 11/8/2007, roncasa at verizon.net wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > >Hi,
> > > >
> > > >I have for sale a Ten Tec Omni A/B in good condition.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >I have to ask, but what is A/B? I've seen Omni listed as A, and as B,
> >even C
> > > >and D. But never as "A/B".
> > > >I also know it was TT fault for confusing us naming these models (smile).
> > > >Like, "Omni C, series "B".
> > > >
> > > >(maybe I was out that day)
> > > >
> > > >Ron, wb1hga
> > > >"the 516 is a keeper"
> 
> 73..de John/K4WJ
> ex K8PXG 18 Jun 1959 to 11 Feb 1997
> K8WJ 12 Feb 1997 to 08 Apr 1997
> 
> 
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