[ARC5] german radios

[David Stinson]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alan Morriss" <mohawk at clara.co.uk>
>... the trouble was that the gear was built to such a high standard 
> that they could not get a large enough production volume. 

Exactly right.  The Germans missed the point in such matters.
They weren't building a radio to fly to Mars.  They were 
building them to fight a war.   The Brits and the Americans
"got it."  Built it sturdy and reliable, but simple so 19-year-old,
90-day-training kids could fix it.  Make it easy to repair and 
easy to stock spare parts.  The German radios are beautiful
and technical marvels, but not suited for war service.  

Lord, I'll be glad when this work week is over ;-)

73 D.S.