[ARC5] german radios

[Geoff]

I see very few 20 year old German cars in my travels in a 92 Ford Taurus.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "J. Forster" <jfor at quikus.com>
To: "David Stinson" <arc5 at ix.netcom.com>
Cc: <arc5 at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2012 7:59 AM
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.
>>
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