UNITED STATES
                    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                          Washington, D.C. 20549

                               SCHEDULE 13G

                 Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                             (Amendment No. 6)

                           Vari-L Company, Inc.
                             (Name of Issuer)

                       Common Stock, $.01 par value)
                      (Title of Class of Securities)

                                922150 10 7
                              (CUSIP Number)


1)   Name of Reporting Person
     S.S. or I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person

     Joseph H. Kiser

2)   Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group*

     Not Applicable
     (a)
     (b)

3)   SEC USE ONLY

4)   Citizenship or Place of Organization

     U.S.

Number of Shares         5)  Sole Voting Power         477,528
Beneficially Owned       6)  Shared Voting Power       142,015
By Each Reporting        7)  Sole Dispositive Power    477,528
Person With              8)  Shared Dispositive
                              Power                    142,015

9)   Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

     619,543

10)  Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares

     Not Applicable

11)  Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)

     8.4%

12)  Type of Reporting Person

     IN


                            AMENDMENT NO. 6 TO
                             SCHEDULE 13G FOR
                              JOSEPH H. KISER



Item 1(a)      Name of Issuer:  Vari-L Company, Inc.

Item 1(b)      Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
               4895 Peoria Street, Denver, Colorado 80239

Item 2(a)      Name of Person Filing:  Joseph H. Kiser.

Item 2(b)      Address of Principal Business Office or, if None,
               Residence:  The address of the principal business office of
               Mr. Kiser is 4895 Peoria Street, Denver, Colorado 80239.

Item 2(c)      Citizenship:  Mr. Kiser is a United States Citizen.

Item 2(d)      Title of Class of Securities:  Common Stock, $.01 par
               value.

Item 2(e)      CUSIP Number:  922150-10-7

Item 3         If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b), or
               13d-2(b), check whether the person filing is a:

                         (a) [  ]  Broker or Dealer registered under
                         Section 15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                         (the "Act").

                         (b) [  ]  Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of
                         the Act.

                         (c) [  ]  Insurance Company as defined in Section
                         3(a)(19) of the Act.

                         (d) [  ]  Investment Company registered under
                         Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940.

                         (e) [  ]  Investment Adviser registered under
                         Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of
                         1940.

                         (f) [  ]  Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund
                         which is subject to the provisions of the
                         Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
                         or Endowment Fund; see Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F) of
                         the Act.

                         (g) [  ]  Parent Holding Company, in accordance
                         with Rule 13d-1(b)(ii)(G) of the Act.

                         (h) [  ]  Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-
                         1(b)(1)(ii)(H) of the Act.

               Not applicable.

Item 4         Ownership.

                    (a)  Amount Beneficially Owned:  Mr. Kiser is the
                    beneficial owner of 619,543 shares of Common Stock as
                    of June 30, 2001.  Includes 225,000 shares issuable to
                    Mr. Kiser upon the exercise of outstanding stock
                    options exercisable on June 30, 2001, or within 60
                    days thereafter.  Also includes 91,800 shares
                    beneficially owned by Mr. Kiser by virtue of his
                    acting as co-trustee with his spouse, Nora L. Kiser,
                    pursuant to certain trust agreements and 106,063
                    shares beneficially owned by Mr. Kiser by virtue of
                    his acting as the sole or a co-trustee pursuant to
                    certain other trust agreements.  Does not include
                    25,000 unvested stock options subject to a vesting
                    schedule.

                    (b)  Percent of Class:  Mr. Kiser's beneficially owned
                    shares and options (exercisable on June 30, 2001, or
                    within 60 days thereafter) represent 8.4% of the
                    shares of Common Stock outstanding (based on 7,136,423
                    shares of Common Stock outstanding on July 31, 2001.)

                    (c)  Number of shares as to which Mr. Kiser has:

                                (i) sole power to vote or to direct the
                          vote: 477,528 shares.

                                (ii)  shared power to vote or to direct
                          the vote: 142,015 shares.

                               (iii) sole power to dispose or to
                          direct the disposition of: 477,528 shares.

                                (iv) shared power to dispose or to
                          direct the disposition of:  142,015 shares.

Item 5         Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

               Not applicable.

Item 6         Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another
               Person.

               Not applicable.

Item 7         Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which
               Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent
               Holding
               Company.

               Not applicable.

Item 8         Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

               Not applicable.

Item 9         Notice of Dissolution of Group.

               Not applicable.

Item 10        Certification.

               Not applicable.

               Not filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b).


                                 SIGNATURE

     After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief,
I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true,
complete and correct.


Dated: August 10, 2001             /s/Joseph H. Kiser
                                   Joseph H. Kiser