[ForSale-Swap] Groth Turns Counter

[Wt8r at aol.com]

In a message dated 4/30/02 11:25:24 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
k6wrf at gotnet.net writes:


> Hi All,I have been trying to find a source for a Groth turns counter but
> doing a search hasn't turned up any one who sells them or even the
> manufacturer..Does anyone know a source for them?
> Any info would be appreciated....
> Thanks in advance...
> 
>           73 Dave K6WRF
> 
> 

Dave,

As an ardent builder of big amplifiers, I have also looked for a source of 
Groth Turns Counters.  

Here is the information I have discovered:

W9NZM, Robert H. Bauman of (near) Chicago, owns the molds and rights to the 
Groth Counters.  He is now quite elderly and unable to continue his one man 
manufacturing operation.  It is "rumored" that he was offered or offered to 
sell the molds for $50,000 but the offer was not accepted.

There is NO other source of new counters of which I am aware and the 
manufacturing cost to make new molds is prohibitively expensive for the 
number 
that woud be sold in the future.......you would not even be able to recover 
the manufacturing costs.

Occasionally, Groth Turns Counters show up on eBay and others sources, but 
they are expensive when compared to the original ~$20.00 new cost.  I saw a 
used turns counter go for almost $100.00  on eBay.

Good luck and good hunting.

73 de

Dave in Dayton, WT8R


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