[CW] Made in USA

[Frank Kamp]

I think Joe has the right idea.  Not that Ken is wrong.  You want to  
buy stuff based on claims as to country of origin, more power to  
you.  After all, it is your money you are spending, right?

Being on a budget myself, I can't afford the luxury of shopping based  
on where something was made.  I get better results by shopping based  
on functionality, price, and performance.  I am far more interested  
in what the purchase is going to do for me than what the purchase is  
going to do for the economy.

The economy is probably not going to be effected by what I do  
anyway.  The economy can take care of itself and it usually does.

Regards,
Frank

On Aug 24, 2008, at 8:37 AM, Werner 'Joe' Jochem DK7VW wrote:

> Ken Brown wrote:
>
>> I agree that buying from USA manufacturers is a good idea for the  
>> sake of our economy. Even so, if you buy a "made in the USA" rig  
>> chances are there are a lot of parts in it that were made in Asia  
>> and Mexico. The label "assembled in USA" is a lot more accurate  
>> and more common these days than "made in USA".
>> DE N6KB
>
> With all respect Ken, this is a crude idea.
>
> Are you aware of the fact that Motorola (a US company) took over  
> Vertex Standard (YAESU) an that Ten-Tec is probably using more  
> third party parts inside their equipment than you can imagine?
>
> GM sell their cars as 'Opel' in Germany and as 'Vauxhall' in the  
> UK. Fortunately the US people buy lots of Porsches and the ML model  
> of Mercedes is manufactured in the US.
>
> Do you really believe that such a "buy British" attitude fits into  
> our modern world? To me the crucial items when buying a radio are  
> quality and price. It really doesn't matter where it comes from.
>
> 73 Joe DK7VW
>
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