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Ralph Mowery[_3_]

In article ews.com,
says...

Yes, that's possible. I have a HP-55 and it works, so I don't want to
cannibalize it. I'm sure there has to be some company that can custom
manufacture crystals to specs. I did try Bomar, but have not received a
reply.

Many crystal companies that make them for indivuduals have gone out of
business. For the ones that are still in business you can expect to pay
from $ 50 to $ 100 for a one of a kind. Thre is a company in England
that makes crystals to order, but you are still looking at over $ 50
each.

Years ago there were several companies in the US that would make about
any crystal you wanted. Now most radios use one master crystal and from
there use electronics to cover all the frequencies, there is not much
demad for the crystals. Unlike years ago where each radio frequency
required a seperate crystal.