[ARC5] german radios

[J. Forster]

OT:

That's why many prefer German cars over American ones. I've little
interest in something 'just good enough' to last a couple of years.

-John

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>
> ----- 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.
>
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