Guess you're about to join them Carl. Right?
Alan, W3BV
-----Original Message-----
From: km1h@juno.com <km1h@juno.com>
To: amps@contesting.com <amps@contesting.com>
To: <amps@contesting.com>
Date: Monday, March 08, 1999 11:21 AM
Subject: Re: [AMPS] Transformers
>
>
>
>On Mon, 8 Mar 1999 07:02:32 -0500 "Alan D. Gray" <agray@voicenet.com>
>writes:
>>
>>Dan-
>>
>>Dahl: very good ...very expense? You get what you pay for.
>
>Particularly when there is no competition.
>Dahl lists almost 3 full pages of Henry parts so I guess they do a pretty
>steady business.
>
>Sort of like your automobile, once the warranty is over aftermarket
>suppliers take over. The dealership salesman could care less once he gets
>his commission.
>
>73 Carl KM1H
>
>
>
>
>>
>>Alan, W3BV
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Radiodan W7RF <RFpower@radiodan.com>
>>To: zeitler@ibm.net <zeitler@ibm.net>
>>Cc: amps@contesting.com <amps@contesting.com>
To: <amps@contesting.com>
>>Date: Monday, March 08, 1999 12:29 AM
>>Subject: RE: [AMPS] Transformers
>>
>>
>>>
>>>Hello Lane,
>>>
>>>ECA was sold to another company and HENRY buys from them. I can't put
>>my
>>>finger on the name at the moment, but can find out if you wish. Let
>>me
>>know.
>>>They are local in SoCal.
>>>
>>>I understand your problems in the past and while the overwhelming
>>majority
>>>have had no transformer problems, we as all manufacturers, have made
>>better
>>>and worse products or had more or less overkill factor on various
>>>components, we have had the current crop of tube amps (with some
>>>improvements over the years) which have been very reliable since
>>about 1987
>>>when this line was introduced. At this time these models are pretty
>>mature
>>>and very stable. todays equivalent to teh 2KD-5 is the 2KD Classic.
>>>
>>>Indeed many 3K models and the 8K are used worldwide in SW BC
>>service!
>>>
>>>I don't think Henry has any better replacements for the older amps as
>>the
>>>call for replacements is not high volume. The Peter Dahl units are
>>very
>>good
>>>and ..... very expensive.
>>>
>>>
>>>73, Dan Magro W7RF, (President WARC 1999, member SCDXC, SCCC)
>>>Manufacturers Rep & Distributor for HENRY RF Power Amplifiers.
>>>www.radiodan.com <http://www.radiodan.com> RFpower@radiodan.com
>>><mailto:RFpower@radiodan.com> A trip to our web site is worth the
>>click!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: zeitler@ibm.net [mailto:zeitler@ibm.net]
>>>> Sent: Sunday, March 07, 1999 7:01 PM
>>>> To: Radiodan W7RF; amps@contesting.com; vhf@w6yx.stanford.edu
>>>> Subject: Re: [AMPS] Transformers
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Dan,
>>>> Who makes the xmfrs for the current production units?
>>>>
>>>> Lane
>>>> Ku7i
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Radiodan W7RF <RFpower@radiodan.com>
>>>> To: zeitler@ibm.net <zeitler@ibm.net>; amps@contesting.com
>>>> <amps@contesting.com>; vhf@w6yx.stanford.edu
>><vhf@w6yx.stanford.edu>
To: <amps@contesting.com>
>>>> Date: Sunday, March 07, 1999 6:57 PM
>>>> Subject: RE: [AMPS] Transformers
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Hello Lane,
>>>>
>>>> If your reference to "recent vintage Henry" are those 1KD-5 and
>>2KD-5
>>amps
>>>> you mention be aware that those amps haven't been made for 15+
>>years.
>>They
>>>> are also desktop amplifiers from that era and before. Usually
>>failures in
>>>> those amps are from those trying to get console performance from a
>>desktop
>>>> amp. There are things not quite as heavy duty in a small desktop
>>amp as
>>>> compared to a console.
>>>>
>>>> The current production Henrys do NOT suffer from chronic
>>transformer
>>>> problems, despite what
>>>> anyone selling their line of transformers says!
>>>>
>>>> Let's see if it's possible for me to make a comment without
>>>> inspiring a new
>>>> thread from the shut-ins and malcontents!
>>>>
>>>> 73, Dan Magro W7RF, (President WARC 1999, member SCDXC, SCCC)
>>>> Manufacturers Rep & Distributor for HENRY RF Power Amplifiers.
>>>> www.radiodan.com <http://www.radiodan.com> RFpower@radiodan.com
>>>> <mailto:RFpower@radiodan.com> A trip to our web site is worth the
>>click!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> > -----Original Message-----
>>>> > From: owner-amps@contesting.com
>>[mailto:owner-amps@contesting.com]On
>>>> > Behalf Of zeitler@ibm.net
>>>> > Sent: Sunday, March 07, 1999 6:32 PM
>>>> > To: km1h@juno.com; amps@contesting.com; vhf@w6yx.stanford.edu
>>>> > Subject: Re: [AMPS] Transformers
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> > >I have had many requests for the failure prone Henry amps.
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> > The ECA xmfrs are completely worthless. I have personally
>>>> replaced to date
>>>> > three in 1KD-5 models and two in the 2KD-5. The recent vintage
>>>> > Henry is not
>>>> > the same family as the older, original 2K era henry's of the
>>60s.
>>>> >
>>>> > Cost cutting sucks.
>>>> >
>>>> > Lane
>>>> > Ku7i
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> > I need various
>>>> > >dead originals plus detailed info on available space, full
>>>> specs, etc. A
>>>> > >nice discount to those providing the needed corpses.
>>>> > >
>>>> > >73 Carl KM1H
>>>> > >
>>>> > >
>>>> > >
>>>> >
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