[Boatanchors] [External Sender] Re: [External Sender] Re: Western Electric

Thu Mar 24 13:34:33 EDT 2022

You,ve probably heard a while back that Sears here in Canada declared
bankruptcy and Target couldn't cut it and pulled out.

Some bad business decisions at the top for those two helped their demise.

Walmart "did their homework" before coming to Canada and are still
successful here

Thankfully, as far as electronics and boatanchors go, we can source parts
from private individuals (thank you WWW and internet ! ) and
internationally.

The real drawback is the postage/shipping costs.

And regardless of the name, often the quality just isn't there, even for
something as simple and (used to be) common as alligator clips.

 - Bill H. / va3hwa

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On Thu, Mar 24, 2022 at 11:59 AM KA2PTE <ka2pte at 3950.net> wrote:

> Yep all the US based electronics coincidently got gobbled up in mergers
> for
> a while,
> and now they are no more.
>
> Philips-Magnavox-Sylvania became NAP (North American Philips)
> then recently some broker created PNF. We called it Philips N Funai,
> but they never put fourth an official definition. PNF was ripped off from
> the getgo
> and never had a chance to do squat. I believe Encompass parts now runs
> them,
> which use to be Vance Baldwin electronics, gobbled up the same way. In my
> experience and research
> it seems Sears is the big clearinghouse creating all these bold new
> companies as it creeps into bankrupcy
> "some day". Sears and Citibank are the same group of shareholders, so its
> the same company more or less.
> Citibank also is the bank for Home Depot and probably WallMart and some
> other smaller chains.
>
> The banks call all the shots with the help of Wall St. Its really not
> about
> the legend of a mom n pop company
> starting something out of their garage anymore and the "you can do it"
> spirit of business. These banks have
> endless money they create from thin air and operate internationally so
> they
> cannot be held responsible. If by chance
> the bank fouls up so bad it cant go on (shareholders disappear) , they
> merely close and reopen under another name.
>
> When you look at it, banks have no idea how to run a business, yet they
> are
> calling the shots as if they are a business
> themselves. They are an institution, which I guess means its a nut house
> and
> gives them the right to do what they want.
> The solutions is the FED/FDIC that just throws trillions out there in fiat
> every so often in hopes some of it trickles down
> to peoples pockets and they hope people dont get wise to what they are
> doing.
>
> --
> Steve Hearns [ KA2PTE ]
>
>
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> From: "Bill Henderson" <bill.henderson at ocdsb.ca>
> To: "KA2PTE" <ka2pte at 3950.net>
> Cc: "Boatanchor group" <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2022 11:35 AM
> Subject: Re: [External Sender] Re: [Boatanchors] Western Electric
>
>
> Yes...
>
> I've seen many products that were NOT from the companies that "used to be".
>
> A LOT of RCA branded TV's were made by Curtis who had licensed the name.
>
> Still trying to figure why they say to use the NEC codes when programming
> universal remote controls.
>
> Not sure about Electrohome...
>
> the TV's were Mitsubishi for a while but I think I read something about
> turntables/phonographs being manufactured again by someone who acquired the
> rights to the name.
>
> Now if LG would start to use the Zenith name (I hear LG bought Zenith)...
>
> "the quality goes in before the name goes on"
>
>  - Bill H. / va3hwa
>
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> On Thu, Mar 24, 2022 at 11:23 AM KA2PTE <ka2pte at 3950.net> wrote:
>
> > Typical Wall St stock shell games. Once a company gets so big the banks
> > gamble with the account by forcing it to be publicly held stock, and from
> > there
> > the shareholders give the marching orders to the company.
> >
> > Maybe these are some of the original employees of Western Electric and
> > they
> > saw no one
> > was claiming the name and just started over. AT&T maybe had rights to
> > other
> > non tube type technology
> > in the original company. In the brokers lust for greed, they sometimes
> > overlook
> > important details, as they are not too technicly savvy.
> >
> > The Chinese have exploited the forgotten names dozens of times with fly
> by
> > night cheap electronics with brand names like Westinghouse
> > and others and they got away with it because they are immune to copyright
> > prosecution and probably have a deal with Wall St as it turns out
> > the Chinese hold more USD than I believe any other place in the world,
> > perhaps even the US.
> >
> > --
> > Steve Hearns [ KA2PTE ]
> >
> >
> > > Lots of right and wrong info floating around the Internet.
> > >
> > > Pete, wa2cwa
> > > www.manualman.com
> >
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