The '92 date sounds about right. I bought my VI-Plus in March of '98.
Later,
Joe K8MP
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From: Jim Allen <jim.allen@longhornband.net>
To: John King <k5pgw@yahoo.com>; Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
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Sent: Tue, Jul 5, 2016 10:05 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Year of manufacture of my Omni VI
The wiki says 1992-96, with the vi plus 1996-2002.
<a href="http://www.tentecwiki.org/doku.php?id=563";
target="_blank">http://www.tentecwiki.org/doku.php?id=563</a>
73 de W6OGC Jim Allen
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> On Jul 5, 2016, at 20:36, John King via TenTec <<a
> href="mailto:tentec@contesting.com";>tentec@contesting.com</a>> wrote:
>
>
> 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 <<a
> href="mailto:barry.n1eu@gmail.com";>barry.n1eu@gmail.com</a>> wrote:
>
>
> Mfr is Sept 2002, an early vintage Omni 6
>
> Barry N1EU
>
> On Tue, Jul 5, 2016 at 11:44 AM, John King via TenTec <<a
> href="mailto:tentec@contesting.com";>tentec@contesting.com</a>
>> 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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