[SixClub] Peter Dahl Company Added info

[6n2mtrham at comcast.net]

I wonder, I've never had any problem with any of their equipment, just what makes you say their product is junk?
I where else are you going to get a transformer that will out last the equipment that it is going in. If you are going to make such a statement, please include a link to someone better.

Jerry W9FS

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From: plicker at bellsouth.net
> I won't miss them; over-priced junk anyway!
> 
> -------------- Original message from 6n2mtrham at comcast.net: -------------- 
> 
> 
> > The Peter W. Dahl Company (http://www.pwdahl.com/) in El Paso, Texas, will be 
> > closing its doors as of December 31, 2007, according to Peter Dahl, K0BIT, 
> owner 
> > and founder of the company that has made custom transformers for more than 40 
> > years. Dahl, 67, is suffering from Parkinson's Disease. The company 
> manufactured 
> > a wide variety of transformers and reactors for Amateur Radio and commercial 
> > radio and television applications. According to Dahl, many are direct 
> > replacements for original equipment components that are no longer available 
> from 
> > the manufacturer, while others have general-purpose applications in any number 
> > of different transmitters. He said that they had more than 4000 individual 
> > transformer designs on file. QST columnist John Dilks, K2TQN ("Old Radio"), 
> said 
> > the closing of the Dahl Company was "sad news for those of us who restore the 
> > big iron." Dahl told the ARRL, "I want to thank everyone for their business 
> > throughout the years. I have enjoyed making each Amateu 
> > r Radi 
> > o transformer." -- Thanks to John Dilks, K2TQN 
> > 
> > 
> > HAM CATALOG http://www.pwdahl.com/dahlcatalog/hamtrans011404.html 
> > High quality amateur radio transformers and electrical supplies. 
> > PDF FORMAT 
> > ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS CATALOG 
> > http://www.pwdahl.com/dahlcatalog/WEBCLIST072005b.html 
> > Browse the following listing for a complete selection of capacitors, 
> resistors, 
> > rectifiers, RF plate & filament chokes for use in building RF amplifiers and 
> DC 
> > power supplies. 
> > PDF FORMAT http://www.pwdahl.com/dahlcatalog/WEBCLISTU.pdf 
> > 
> > 
> > -------------- Original message ---------------------- 
> > From: KA2AEV at aol.com 
> > > Just got this in from my main club I belong to 
> > > Sad 
> > > Mike 
> > > 
> > > just finished talking to the Peter Dahl company and was informed that : 
> > > Peter Dahl Co. is going out of business 12/31/07. 
> > > http://www.pwdahl.com/ 
> > > Apparently Peter is very ill and he has let the business fall apart. 
> > > This will be a big loss to ham radio. His products were the best and no one 
> > > else is picking up the 
> > > slack. In all probability will see something from the Chinese on the market 
> > > in the future. 
> > > Another piece of America and Ham radio gone forever! 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
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