From kr4wm at earthlink.net  Tue Feb 21 11:23:29 2006
From: kr4wm at earthlink.net (Web Williams)
Date: Tue Feb 21 11:25:07 2006
Subject: [Lowfer] Looking for LOWFER transceiver Curry Communications
	EXP-1750a
Message-ID: <43FB3E81.3030102@earthlink.net>

Looking for a Dave Curry EXP-1750a transceiver. If you 
have one for sale, or know where I can buy one, please 
let me know. I'd prefer an unbuilt kit, but will settle 
for one already built if it's all I can find.

Apparently I'm not the only one who wants one- there's 
also a "want to buy" ad on eBay.

Thanks, -Web KR4WM



From kd7jyk at earthlink.net  Tue Feb 21 11:39:22 2006
From: kd7jyk at earthlink.net (KD7JYK, 49H7KR)
Date: Tue Feb 21 11:41:13 2006
Subject: [Lowfer] Looking for LOWFER transceiver Curry
	CommunicationsEXP-1750a
References: <43FB3E81.3030102@earthlink.net>
Message-ID: <006d01c63705$60d0d220$eedbf604@ELNkk7rc>

Is this the SSB transceiver?

Kurt

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Web Williams <kr4wm@earthlink.net>

: Looking for a Dave Curry EXP-1750a transceiver. If you 

From kr4wm at earthlink.net  Tue Feb 21 12:07:29 2006
From: kr4wm at earthlink.net (Web Williams)
Date: Tue Feb 21 12:09:19 2006
Subject: [Lowfer] Looking for LOWFER transceiver
	Curry	CommunicationsEXP-1750a
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References: <43FB3E81.3030102@earthlink.net>
	<006d01c63705$60d0d220$eedbf604@ELNkk7rc>
Message-ID: <43FB48D1.4050905@earthlink.net>

I'm not real sure- I think it might be. The website where they were
being sold is no longer valid, so I don't have the specs on it. I
just remember I wanted to buy one a few years ago. Now I wish
I had done so. Kind of "reverse buyer's remorse" I guess you could
call it.

Thanks, -Web (KR4WM)

KD7JYK, 49H7KR wrote:

>Is this the SSB transceiver?
>
>Kurt
>
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: Web Williams <kr4wm@earthlink.net>
>
>: Looking for a Dave Curry EXP-1750a transceiver. If you 
>
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From evp at pacbell.net  Tue Feb 21 12:28:26 2006
From: evp at pacbell.net (Ed Phillips)
Date: Tue Feb 21 12:30:32 2006
Subject: [Lowfer] Looking for LOWFER
	transceiver	Curry	CommunicationsEXP-1750a
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References: <43FB3E81.3030102@earthlink.net>	<006d01c63705$60d0d220$eedbf604@ELNkk7rc>
	<43FB48D1.4050905@earthlink.net>
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Web Williams wrote:

> I'm not real sure- I think it might be. The website where they were
> being sold is no longer valid, so I don't have the specs on it. I
> just remember I wanted to buy one a few years ago. Now I wish
> I had done so. Kind of "reverse buyer's remorse" I guess you could
> call it.
>
> Thanks, -Web (KR4WM)
>
> KD7JYK, 49H7KR wrote:
>
>> Is this the SSB transceiver?
>>
>> Kurt
>
>
> This was indeed an SSB transceiver but Dave gave up the business of 
> making them about the time he acquired a college degree, a better job, 
> a wife, and now a son.  Surprise!  He never broke even making kits and 
> has no plans for any in the future although he expects to offer plans 
> for a beacon transmitter in the future, along with a source of free 
> circuit boards for same.  His email is "davecurry@charter.net" if you 
> want to contact him but don't expect an instant reply. 

Ed

From amilano at kpmg.com  Wed Feb 22 08:35:35 2006
From: amilano at kpmg.com (Milano, Alfonso J)
Date: Wed Feb 22 08:37:42 2006
Subject: [Lowfer] Dave Curry's Transceiver
Message-ID: <ECCC0648A684B7428CE7A2C1C7D150F701C9ACC8@USNSSEXC81.us.kworld.kpmg.com>

Hi Guys,

I've also tried to track down one of those units for a while now...
Sent snail mail to Dave Curry, I either got no response or it came back
Return To Sender, don't remember which (it was a while ago).
It sure was a cool looking radio too.

Al Milano





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From ashorn at epix.net  Wed Feb 22 10:42:15 2006
From: ashorn at epix.net (ashorn@epix.net)
Date: Wed Feb 22 10:44:13 2006
Subject: [Lowfer] Dave Curry's Transceiver
Message-ID: <200602221542.k1MFgGEQ005724@dill.epix.net>

He also made a transverter, I still have one.


> 
> From: "Milano, Alfonso J" <amilano@kpmg.com>
> Date: 2006/02/22 Wed AM 08:35:35 EST
> To: <lowfer@mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: [Lowfer] Dave Curry's Transceiver
> 
> Hi Guys,
> 
> I've also tried to track down one of those units for a while now...
> Sent snail mail to Dave Curry, I either got no response or it came back
> Return To Sender, don't remember which (it was a while ago).
> It sure was a cool looking radio too.
> 
> Al Milano
> 
> 
> 
> 
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From w9sz at prairienet.org  Wed Feb 22 11:55:08 2006
From: w9sz at prairienet.org (Zack Widup)
Date: Wed Feb 22 11:57:06 2006
Subject: [Lowfer] Dave Curry's Transceiver
In-Reply-To: <200602221542.k1MFgGEQ005724@dill.epix.net>
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0602221053510.7109-100000@bluestem.prairienet.org>

On Wed, 22 Feb 2006 ashorn@epix.net wrote:

> He also made a transverter, I still have one.
> 

It seems all the web pages and links to Dave Curry or his products have 
disappeared.  Is there any technical info on these sufficient to "roll 
your own"?

73, Zack W9SZ

From kd7jyk at earthlink.net  Wed Feb 22 13:21:21 2006
From: kd7jyk at earthlink.net (KD7JYK, 49H7KR)
Date: Wed Feb 22 13:23:21 2006
Subject: [Lowfer] Dave Curry's Transceiver
References: <ECCC0648A684B7428CE7A2C1C7D150F701C9ACC8@USNSSEXC81.us.kworld.kpmg.com>
Message-ID: <005e01c637dc$c9ab0900$6190f604@ELNkk7rc>

I got interested in LowFER in the mid-80's when I ran into an old timer at
C&H Sales.  We talked for a good half hour.  He said there was a LowFER club
at the Downey Fire Dep't.  A little far to ride my bicycle...  In the late
eighties, I put an ad in the Recycler Newpaper that I was looking for LowFER
info, I fellow was nice enough to mail me a copy of the LWCA's Low Down.  I
shortly learned of Curry Communictions and longed for the SSB transceiver.
I saved my money for the longest time and by the the time I could afford
one, I couldn't get a hold of Dave.  I tired phone and mail, no luck.  Years
later I found an e-mail address for Dave, no reply...  It's one thing to
answer a call and tell you that he dropped the idea, it's another to leave
everyone hanging...

Kurt

From longwave at mindspring.com  Wed Feb 22 13:57:41 2006
From: longwave at mindspring.com (longwave@mindspring.com)
Date: Wed Feb 22 13:59:35 2006
Subject: [Lowfer] Dave Curry's Transceiver
Message-ID: <2967842.1140634661452.JavaMail.root@mswamui-thinleaf.atl.sa.earthlink.net>


>
>It seems all the web pages and links to Dave Curry or his products have 
>disappeared.  Is there any technical info on these sufficient to "roll 
>your own"?
>

I believe the transceiver manual was available online for a time after he discontinued the kits.  This was YEARS ago, though.  I don't remember if I downloaded it at that time or not...but the computer I had in that era has crashed and I'm not presently able to see whether anything useful is on that drive.

This is the sort of thing we're glad to host at lwca.org is anyone still has it, and if Dave will give his permission.

In our last correspondence, he indicated he's going to set up a Web site for his Part 5 station eventually.  He might post some material there as well.

John

From evp at pacbell.net  Wed Feb 22 18:41:00 2006
From: evp at pacbell.net (Ed Phillips)
Date: Wed Feb 22 18:43:19 2006
Subject: [Lowfer] Dave Curry's Transceiver
In-Reply-To: <005e01c637dc$c9ab0900$6190f604@ELNkk7rc>
References: <ECCC0648A684B7428CE7A2C1C7D150F701C9ACC8@USNSSEXC81.us.kworld.kpmg.com>
	<005e01c637dc$c9ab0900$6190f604@ELNkk7rc>
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KD7JYK, 49H7KR wrote:

>I got interested in LowFER in the mid-80's when I ran into an old timer at
>C&H Sales.  We talked for a good half hour.  He said there was a LowFER club
>at the Downey Fire Dep't.  A little far to ride my bicycle...  In the late
>eighties, I put an ad in the Recycler Newpaper that I was looking for LowFER
>info, I fellow was nice enough to mail me a copy of the LWCA's Low Down.  I
>shortly learned of Curry Communictions and longed for the SSB transceiver.
>I saved my money for the longest time and by the the time I could afford
>one, I couldn't get a hold of Dave.  I tired phone and mail, no luck.  Years
>later I found an e-mail address for Dave, no reply...  It's one thing to
>answer a call and tell you that he dropped the idea, it's another to leave
>everyone hanging...
>
>Kurt_
>
    Do you remember the guy's name?  I'm not aware of any other lowfers 
in this area at that time and sure never heard of a lowfer club at the 
Downey fire department.   Where were you living then?   As for Dave's 
email, for years he had an address which led to nowhere at all.

Ed

From kd7jyk at earthlink.net  Wed Feb 22 18:56:57 2006
From: kd7jyk at earthlink.net (KD7JYK, 49H7KR)
Date: Wed Feb 22 18:58:57 2006
Subject: [Lowfer] Dave Curry's Transceiver
References: <ECCC0648A684B7428CE7A2C1C7D150F701C9ACC8@USNSSEXC81.us.kworld.kpmg.com><005e01c637dc$c9ab0900$6190f604@ELNkk7rc>
	<43FCF68C.3010402@pacbell.net>
Message-ID: <01b201c6380b$aba2b280$6190f604@ELNkk7rc>

I don't remember the name of the fellow I met at C&H but I was living in
South Pasadena from 1972 to 1998.  I don't recall who sent the Low Down,
though I still have it somewhere, I haven't seen it since 1991 or 1992.  I
recall trying to find Daves place in Burbank once, I was installing alarms
just a few doors down, seems the street number was associated with a
condemed building or some such, it had a locked chainlink fence with barbed
wire, it was very strange, a slot about ten feet wide between buildings with
a driveway that went to a trashed place in the back...  This would have been
in 1992.

Kurt

:     Do you remember the guy's name?  I'm not aware of any other lowfers
: in this area at that time and sure never heard of a lowfer club at the
: Downey fire department.   Where were you living then?   As for Dave's
: email, for years he had an address which led to nowhere at all.

