[ARC5] german radios

[D C *Mac* Macdonald]

One German car (1971 BMW 2800 sedan) was enough for me. 
The expression about a BMW being a poor man's Mercedes 
is spot on. If you aren't poor when you buy one, you 
soon will be! 
 
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* 73 - Mac, K2GKK/5 * 
* (Since 30 Nov 53) * 
* k2gkk at hotmail.com *  
* Oklahoma City, OK * 
* USAF, Ret (61-81) * 
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> Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2012 04:59:04 -0700
> From: jfor at quikus.com
> To: arc5 at ix.netcom.com
> CC: arc5 at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [ARC5] german radios
> 
> 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.