SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                          WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549




                                 FORM 8-K

                              CURRENT REPORT
                    PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
                    THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


      Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): July 12, 2001


                           VARI-L COMPANY, INC.
          (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)



      COLORADO                 0-23866                 06-0678347
(State of Incorporation)   (Commission File         (IRS Employer ID
                               Number)                  Number)


                            4895 Peoria Street
                          Denver, Colorado 80239
                 (Address of Principal Executive Offices)


                              (303) 371-1560
                      (Registrant's Telephone Number,
                           including Area Code)


ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS

     Vari-L Company, Inc., the Registrant, issued a press release on July
27, 2001 announcing the resignation of Jae H. Shim, one of the
Registrant's directors, which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report
and incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS

  (a)     None

  (b)     None

  (c)     Exhibits

          99.1      Press Release dated July 27, 2001


Date:  August 1, 2001              VARI-L COMPANY, INC.



                                   By:/s/Charles R. Bland
                                      Charles R. Bland
                                      President and
                                      Chief Executive Officer