[Elecraft] Are filters bought from Inrad the same as filters bought from Elecraft ?

[Jack Brindle]

Larry has it right. The 8-pole filters are from our good friends at Inrad, while the last time I checked the 5-pole filters are in-house. from my own experience, both are excellent. But then I could be accused of being a wee bit biased... :-)

JackB, W6FB

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> On Apr 27, 2014, at 5:41 PM, Jim Lowman <jmlowman at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> 
> Larry, I recently sold a 6 kHz AM filter after I realized that I have two of them.
> 
> It was clearly printed on the body of the filter that it was made by Inrad.
> 
> Not sure if this is true for all of the filters for the K3 that Elecraft sells, but I would doubt that Elecraft makes their own filters.
> 
> 73 de Jim - AD6CW
> 
>> On 4/27/2014 4:33 PM, Larry Lopez wrote:
>> This is for pure information purposes.
>> I don't even have a K3 yet.
>> 
>> I am under the impression that all of the
>> crystal filters that Elecraft sells except
>> for the 5 pole filters are made by Inrad.
>> 
>> I am also under the impression that all of the
>> 5 pole filters are made by Elecraft in house.
>> 
>> Do I have that right ?
>> 
>> Does Elecraft test the incoming Inrad crystals ?
>> 
>> The only reason is last week I ordered a filter from Inrad
>> because they took Paypal and I realized that I didn't
>> know if there was a difference between an Inrad or an
>> Elecraft filter.
>> 
>> Larry
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
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