[TenTec] Year of manufacture of my Omni VI

[Jim Allen]

http://www.tentecwiki.org/doku.php?id=sn-decoding

Probably 1992.  Did they even make any VI's in 2002?

73 de W6OGC Jim Allen 
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> On Jul 5, 2016, at 20:36, John King via TenTec <tentec at contesting.com> wrote:
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> 
> Barry,
> 
> I am sure that I bought it before 2002. I retired from the legal section as Assistant General Counsel 1993 and I already owned it. I think I bought it in 1992 or earlier. 
> 
> I have repair invoices as follow: 
> 
> 1. # 58550 dated 7/9/02
> 2. # R679  dated 3/30/95
> 3. # R838  dated 11/28/95
> 4. # 485 Scott    11/19/ 97  Option 3 563 Software Upgrade
> 5. repair # R664   9/17/99
> 6. repair #1673    10/4/99
> 7. repair #R 02108 undated checkout by Paul Clinton
> I have not found the purchase invoice. All invoices state the serial number as 90A10032. That is consistent throughout. I feel that I have the purchase invoice around somewhere, I just can't find it.         
> 
>    On Tuesday, July 5, 2016 3:58 PM, Barry N1EU <barry.n1eu at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Mfr is Sept 2002, an early vintage Omni 6
> 
> Barry N1EU
> 
> On Tue, Jul 5, 2016 at 11:44 AM, John King via TenTec <tentec at contesting.com
>> wrote:
> 
>> My Omni VI  serial number is 90A20032 and I am trying to determine what
>> year it was manufactured. I am unable to locate the invoice from Ten Tec
>> where I purchased it.
>> Is there a Ten Tec historian who has information regarding the date of
>> manufacture based on the serial number. I  purchased as like new as a trade
>> in to Ten Tec. I purchased it long before the "plus" update was available
>> and sent it back to Ten Tec for the factory update. Does anyone have an
>> Omni Vi with a close serial number who knows the approximate year of
>> manufacture?
>> 
>> It has been a WONDERFUL transceiver and if a new one could be purchased
>> today, I would purchase one.
>> Thanks for reading and possibly contributing to the information needed.
>> 73, John, K5PGW
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