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| **From the Ten Tec Reflector June 28, 1999** | **From the Ten Tec Reflector June 28, 1999** | ||
| - | Wow, what a lot of mail generated by the Omni-VI/VI Plus discussion over the weekend. A few brief notes from the factory, I'm not intending to stir this up again. I'm posting this because I know it will be archived and someone off in the future may find it useful when considering the purchase of a used radio. | + | Wow, what a lot of mail generated by the Omni-VI/VI Plus discussion over the weekend. A few brief notes from the factory, I'm not intending to stir this up again. I'm posting this because I know it will be archived and someone off in the future may find it useful when considering the purchase of a used radio. |
| - We intentionally did not put Omni-VI Plus front panels on radios that were factory upgraded to prevent any confusion over whether or not it was a production line Omni-VI Plus. | - We intentionally did not put Omni-VI Plus front panels on radios that were factory upgraded to prevent any confusion over whether or not it was a production line Omni-VI Plus. | ||
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| - There also was an "option 1"; installation of the DSP and LOGIC chips from the Omni-VI Plus into an original Omni-VI, and stickers to cover three buttons on the front panel. This was user installable. | - There also was an "option 1"; installation of the DSP and LOGIC chips from the Omni-VI Plus into an original Omni-VI, and stickers to cover three buttons on the front panel. This was user installable. | ||
| - | - The print fonts on the buttons for the Omni-VI and Omni-VI Plus are slightly different. It's subtle, but if you have an original | + | - The print fonts on the buttons for the Omni-VI and Omni-VI Plus are slightly different. It's subtle, but if you have an original VI and a VI Plus next to each other you'll see a slight difference in the font. Reason: We had simply worn out the original button screens right around the time we changed models. New rig, new font. |
| - | VI and a VI Plus next to each other you'll see a slight difference in the font. Reason: We had simply worn out the original button | + | |
| - | screens right around the time we changed models. New rig, new font. | + | |
| - | - Unfortunately, I have spoken with a couple of people over the last two years that bought Omni's that either were not upgraded at | + | - Unfortunately, I have spoken with a couple of people over the last two years that bought Omni's that either were not upgraded at all, or didn't have the full option 3 upgrade and the rigs were represented as being an "Omni-VI Plus". My advice, as always, would be to ask the seller some questions. If you're *really* not sure, just call us at the factory and we'll tell you what questions you should be asking, always happy to do that. |
| - | all, or didn't have the full option 3 upgrade and the rigs were represented as being an "Omni-VI Plus". My advice, as always, would | + | |
| - | be to ask the seller some questions. If you're *really* not sure, just call us at the factory and we'll tell you what questions you | + | |
| - | should be asking, always happy to do that. | + | |
| 73, | 73, | ||
