Talk About one-sided!! Interesting points on both sides. But I know where
to usually get parts if I need them :) Although it is difficult with a
certain Brand or two..73 gentlemen and a Happy NewYear
Mike
>>>>As usual Carl misses the mark when he says<<<<<<<<
>"that get told to
>> screw off "we no longer support that model" by the owners or their
reps."
>
>HENRY supports every amplifier they ever built to the extent that parts are
>still available.
>Being that the ownership has remained HENRY from day one (no acquisitions
or
>mergers), taking a walk through that plant reveals parts treasures from the
>past. It would have been very easy to clear out all those old hardly asked
>for parts to make room for the new, but that's just not the way they do it.
>How many manufacturers can you think of who ARE still in business and are
>willing to even look on the shelves for parts for their products 30+ years
>ago?
>
>Factory repair is also an option but all are warned that a 30 year old
>amplifier may cost more than it is worth on the used market to fix, thereby
>making it "beyond economical repair".
>
>Honesty about cost to fix Vs todays value seems a far cry from "screw off".
>
>Interesting that we ARE still talking about amplifiers built 30+ years ago.
>Many are still in service today. I own the very first Henry ever made, 2K
>serial number 1, and yes it still works great. See it at
>http://radiodan.com/Henry/misc/2k1.htm , the page is still in progress but
I
>do have a picture of it there.
>
>That is a quality statement in itself.
>
>73, Dan Magro W7RF, (member SCDXC, SCCC)
>Manufacturers Rep & Distributor for HENRY 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 km1h@juno.com
>> Sent: Tuesday, December 29, 1998 1:22 PM
>> To: amps@contesting.com
>> Subject: Re: [AMPS] Henry Radio Reflector (new)
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, 29 Dec 1998 11:22:22 -0800 "Jim" <jdc@ieway.com> writes:
>> >Here Here!!
>> >
>> >To bad Carl is a little one sided....
>> >
>> >73!
>> >
>> >Jim W7RY
>>
>>
>> Actually I'm no sided, I work on anything that comes into the shop since
>> it pays the bills. And I even try to help those with old Henry amps (
>> with no expectation they will ship the boatanchor to me) that get told to
>> screw off "we no longer support that model" by the owners or their reps.
>>
>> Other than that I'm just a wee bit curious at the blatant favoritism. Is
>> that an unrealistic attitude?
>>
>>
>> 73 Carl KM1H
>>
>>
>> >
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >From: Larry L. Ravlin <sheepdip@continet.com>
>> >To: km1h@juno.com <km1h@juno.com>; AMPS <amps@contesting.com>
To: <amps@contesting.com>
>> >Date: Tuesday, December 29, 1998 12:14 PM
>> >Subject: Re: [AMPS] Henry Radio Reflector (new)
>> >
>> >
>> >>
>> >>Who should care if Henry has its own reflector? And what possible
>> >harm
>> >>could come from it? The last time I looked the Stars and Bars were
>> >still
>> >>waving and if every amp supplier wanted space on the internet I am
>> >sure it
>> >>would handle it.
>> >>
>> >>Larry K0AEY
>> >>
>> >>----------
>> >>> From: km1h@juno.com
>> >>> To: amps@contesting.com
>> >>> Subject: Re: [AMPS] Henry Radio Reflector (new)
To: <amps@contesting.com>
>> >>> Date: Tuesday, December 29, 1998 10:32 AM
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> On Tue, 29 Dec 1998 11:11:07 -0500 Jim Reisert AD1C
>> >>> <jjreisert@alum.mit.edu> writes:
>> >>> >
>> >>> >A new reflector is running on contesting.com for discussions
>> >about
>> >>> >Henry
>> >>> >Radio (and amplifiers of course).
>> >>>
>> >>> They need all the help they can get I guess if a dedicated
>> >Contesting.com
>> >>> reflector is needed for a minor player ( in total qty of ham legal
>> >amps
>> >>> sold).
>> >>> Lets see, Alpha has been the prime choice amp of contesters since
>> >the
>> >>> 70's, Heath outsold all others combined, Amp Supply/Dentron sold
>> >>> thousands. Are we due for a blatantly commercial reflector to
>> >support
>> >>> those also? Plus all the other current production players?
>> >>>
>> >>> Sounds like pure politics to this ole boy Jim but if there is not
>> >>> constant cross-posting between two competing amp related reflectors
>> >I
>> >>> guess it is OK (-:
>> >>>
>> >>> Be a shame to see some of the "old Sparky" lovers leave.
>> >>>
>> >>> 73 Carl KM1H
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