Ten-Tec 243

Object/Artifact

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Radio Alpha

Image: Chuck Penson, WA7ZZE; Collection: Scott Cowling, WA2DFI

Image: Chuck Penson, WA7ZZE; Collection: Scott Cowling, WA2DFI

Name/Title

Ten-Tec 243

Description

Remote VFO for 545 and 546 Omni

Category

VFO

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Ten-Tec

Date made

1978 - 1982

Valuations

Value

$139.00

General Notes

Note

QST, Oct 1978, p. 130. QST, Jan 1980, p. 47. QST, Apr 1981, p. 150. QST, Jan 1982 p. 182. The Model 243 remote VFO was a duplicate of the Omni transceiver’s internal VFO. It was housed in a matching enclosure and provided six modes of dual-frequency operation. Either the Omni or 243 remote could be used for transceive operation. Either VFO could also control the transmit frequency while the other received. Finally, the Omni or remote VFO could transmit, while both received. The 243 remote VFO had provisions for four crystals to use for fixed frequency operation.