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@bellsouth.net>
To: <roncasa@verizon.net>; "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment"
<tentec@contesting.com>; "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment"
<tentec@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@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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