[R-390] Curry filters

[Phil]

Russ,

I have been in touch with Ray at Electric Radio over
the last few months regarding the Curry filters.

Apparently Dave Curry had the misfortune of receiving
some incorrectly labeled parts and several filters he
made [R-390A filters] were defective.  I received one.
 I had installed it and it didn't work.  I tested it
using a 455 KHz sweep generator and my scope to verify
it wasn't my IF deck.  I bought a used 4 KC filter
from a nice ebayer in Israel, installed it, and the
ebay filter works great, thus proving my IF deck is
fine.

Ray has told me that Dave will be making new ones, but
there will be some lead time involved.  When Ray has
them in stock, they will pop back up on the ER site. 
If interested, I'd suggest you contact Ray.

Ray is a great guy and ER is a great mag.  He has
offered me a refund and I will be sending my defective
filter back.  I will continue to buy products from the
ER store and hopefully when the day comes that one of
my Collins filters goes bad, Dave Curry will still be
making them.  Many highly respected people in the
R-390A world have had great luck with the Curry
filters.  Thus, I hope that Dave's excellant
reputation will survive his misfortune with a parts
supplier.

Phil Rafuse
PEI Canada
1955 Collins R-390A
1952 Stromberg-Carlson for Collins R-392

Message: 1
Date: Tue, 30 May 2006 22:43:11 EDT
From: WA3FRP at aol.com
Subject: [R-390] Question - Dave Curry Longwave
Products Mechanical
	Filters	- Still Available?
To: r-390 at mailman.qth.net
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I recently found out about the Curry Longwave Products
Mechanical  
Filters.  
I'd like to find out if the R390-A 500 Hz mechanical
filter is  still 
available but the links I've been able to find point
me to the ER Store  
which seems 
to be non-functional.  I'm using my R-390A every day
on the ham  bands 
for RTTY 
and the 500 Hz filter would be great during contests
and when the  
bands are 
crowded.
 
Can anyone help with a purchase source or provide a
filter?
 
Thanks!
 
Russ
WA3FRP


Phil Rafuse 
PEI Canada

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