[R-390] Panel meters again

[Raymond Cote]

I went to the Leeds site to browse. What does the (rfe) mean inthe description?

Raymond Cote
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> On Oct 29, 2014, at 10:17, Barry <n4buq at knology.net> wrote:
> 
> Of course, it would help if I had included the link... :(
> 
> http://leedsradio.com/parts-meters.html
> 
> Caveat: It appears Leeds is not open for business for a little while due to moving locations (see their homepage).
> 
> Regards,
> Barry - N4BUQ
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Barry" <n4buq at knology.net>
>> To: "Grayson Evans" <wa4gvm at gmail.com>, "R390A" <r-390 at mailman.qth.net>
>> Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2014 10:13:00 AM
>> Subject: Re: [R-390] Panel meters again
>> 
>> I believe the meters listed on this page are a direct fit in the panel.  I've
>> ordered from Leeds before and they were exact fits; however, I don't recall
>> if they were the DeJur 112 (sold out) or the DeJur 131.
>> 
>> Don't know if they ship overseas (if you need that).
>> 
>> Regards,
>> Barry - N4BUQ
>> 
>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Grayson Evans" <wa4gvm at gmail.com>
>>> To: "R390A" <r-390 at mailman.qth.net>
>>> Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2014 4:05:54 AM
>>> Subject: [R-390] Panel meters again
>>> 
>>> I am looking for replacement panel meters for my 390A.  Not original, but
>>> more modern meters that will fit the holes.
>>> I notice there have been very long threads on this subject many years ago
>>> (the thread I have is dated 1999, hundreds of posts), which really didn’t
>>> seem to resolve much except the specs for the meters.
>>> Wondering if anyone found a source they like lately.
>>> (the meters on the restoration I am working on are in pretty bad shape, but
>>> I
>>> am rebuilding them to keep as spares)
>>> 
>>> I found this company that makes a great looking replacement for the line
>>> level meter, but I am not sure they are actually available:
>>> http://www.sifammeters.com
>>> 
>>> ebay has a zillion sellers of various conventional analog meters, most very
>>> inexpensive, but didn’t see one I liked.  It is fairly easy to modify the
>>> meter for the correct scale, and put a new printed scale on it (done it
>>> many
>>> times), if I can figure out the actual range of the meter movement (for
>>> example a labeled 0-100V meter is probably a 0-1 ma meter movement with a
>>> scaling resistor inside the case).
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Grayson
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>>> 
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