[Boatanchors] Peter Dahl transformers for AmateurRadio -MaybeLater....

[Jim Wilhite]

Bob everyone understands your dedication to Peter Dahl.  I 
have purchased from him over the years myself and value his 
quality and commitment.  He is just one of the people who 
produce the finest quality possible consistent with his 
price.  However, should you not want to wait the 3-6 months 
it will take for them to furnish the object you desire, 
there are other suppliers who can do an equal job.

I gave the names of two of them.

Some of us don't want to wait until the end of the line to 
receive attention.  I did that as a younger person, but as I 
have grown older, I have decided that brand loyalty is 
nothing but a premium.  I don't do that anymore.  It is not 
a matter of how nice the people who work there is, it is a 
matter of supplying , in a timely, efficient manner, the 
products I desire.

Peter Dahl has accomplished this in the past, but evidently, 
he cannot at present.  This can have several meanings.  He 
is too small to give reasonable service to amateurs, he has 
a short temper with people who may have received a promised 
delivery date or he is not interested in providing the 
service to amateurs.  First of all, his markup on any 
product is the same be it a plate transformer for a 
Contential BC transmitter or a Valiant.  So what is the 
deal?  He doesn't like people questioning his bread and 
butter, commercial accounts.  Well any size is a commercial 
account.  Amateurs will support his operation when 
commercial accounts wither and die.  Some commercial 
accounts sell out, some go broke and some just close their 
doors.

Will he cut the price to accommodate someone like me when 
commercial accounts cease?  I doubt it.  Thank goodness for 
competition, and I mentioned two.  Purchase at your own 
risk.

Jim
W5JO





>I would agree with Grant.  My original post was intended to 
>inform those who might be considering ordering a part from 
>the Peter Dahl company at the present time.
>
> They are, after all, in business to make a livelihood. 
> And while the folks on this list have a different 
> perspective as amateur radio enthusiasts, let's face it: 
> manufacturing replacement parts for amateur radio 
> equipment from the last century does not have the 
> potential for making anyone a fortune.  > Wait until 
> there's only one supplier for amateur transformers, and 
> then see what the price and delivery times are!
>
> Bob K4ERR
>
>