[JMS] Millen Holiday Action?

[Gary Carter]

		Hi John!

	I hope you had a nice Xmas! Things have been a little hectic around 
here due to the holidays, hence the delay in replying to your email.
	That's great that you're helping Howard out. What I wouldn't give to 
live close enough to go over and just hang out there once in a while. If 
you love Collins equipment that is certainly the place to be.
	Next time you're over there I wonder if you could ask him where my 
75A-4 is on the list order? I dropped it off to him at the beginning of 
last May, and I know how extremely busy he is so I haven't emailed or 
phoned to bug him about it. He'll probably remember it as it is one of 
the few Toronto produced 75A-4s he's had. I'm hoping he also received 
the Dave Curry 3.1 kHz mechanical filter I forwarded to him soon after I 
dropped the receiver off (I already had the Curry 500 Hz and 6 kHz 
filter in it). When I brought the receiver to him I told him there was 
no rush and the only deadline I had for it was that I wanted to have it 
in time to use for the AWA OT DX Contest in April. He said he should 
have it done before then. I'm not trying to press him on it, I'm just 
kind of curious since I haven't heard anything since I dropped it off.
	By the way, about how much do his restorations on the A-4 usually cost? 
I know it varies from unit to unit, but I'm curious about the ballpark 
range. I just want to make sure I have my funds lined up when the time 
comes.
	Are you going to make it to the CC-AWA meet in Charlotte this year? I 
don't know if you've heard, but I'm heading up the first ever ham radio 
forum at the meet, which is scheduled for 9 am on Saturday morning 
during the meet. I have Herman Cone, N4CH, lined up to give a 
presentation on some of his prototype and low production ham equipment 
items from his collection. It should be a lot of fun so I hope you can 
make it!
	I hope you have been doing well. How's the collecting been going? If I 
make it to the Richmond hamfest again this year I'll look for you.

	73, Gary Carter - WA4IAM


W4AWM@aol.com wrote:
>  Hi Gary,
> 
> Wish I had known you had a rig at Howard's.  I have been going over there 
> once a week and giving him a hand, mostly blasting and metal work, but also 
> learning from the MASTER.  In any event, I am in Jacksonville, FL for the holidays 
> and brought a receiver down to drop off near Raleigh for him.  The fellow met 
> me right off of 95 therefore saving the cost and dangers of shipping.  I 
> stopped off in Richmond on the way and picked up a receiver that I won on epay.
> 
> Have a great hiliday season. I was sorry I couldn't work the trip to include 
> the dinner the other night.  Sounds like you all had fun.  I would have really 
> liked to have seen Lud's collection.
> 
> 73, 
> 
>   John,  W4AWM
> 
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