[Hammarlund] SP-600 (Recapping Completed)

[Richard Knoppow]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Carl" <km1h at jeremy.mv.com>
To: "Jim Wilhite" <w5jo at brightok.net>; 
<hammarlund at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, January 28, 2012 7:00 PM
Subject: Re: [Hammarlund] SP-600 (Recapping Completed)


>I thought General Cement (now GC Electronics) was the 
>primary supplier of
> those tools.
>
> I remember Philmore for often shoddy Jap components....now 
> that really dates
> me....an entry level kits about 3 grades below anyone 
> else. In the 80's
> their components were the same as most any other importer, 
> fairly decent
> hobby grade.
>
> Datak did the dry transfers, PC board chemicals and 
> similar. I still have
> some of that stuff.
>
> Carl
> KM1H
>
    I just recently found some history of General Cement. 
Evidently the same conglomerate bought GC and Philmore and a 
bunch of other familiar names. Like so much other stuff 
these days the trade name has little to do with its 
historical origination. I also associate Philmore with very 
low cost materials. They also made semi-toys like cheap 
crystal radio kits.


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Richard Knoppow
Los Angeles
WB6KBL
dickburk at ix.netcom.com