[Heathkit] OT - Imitating other designs..Microphone type found

[Dennis Berry]

Now Carl, I understand what your saying.  And I know you have a love of
auto's.

Didn't the US 'copy' some of the safety designs of the 'foreign' built
German cars
back in the 70's and 80's?  When the US manufacturers saw that safety sells,
they went for it.

I wouldn't be too hard on our Japanese friends for copying an aesthetic
design.
It's been going on worldwide for centuries.

I think it was cost, innovation and supply and demand that was the beginning
of the end of American Radio.
The market wasn't there to support Amateurs.  As long as there was
similarity to Military built radios, there was a market.
But when mil radios began advancing and the market could not bear similar
cost for amateur radios, those lines went away.
My guess is Heathkit's loss was just due to later generations not wanting to
hand craft something, they just wanted it 'now'.

Not totally disagreeing with you, just a different point of view.

dennis, nu8s

> From: "Carl" <km1h at jeremy.mv.com>
> Subject: Re: [Heathkit] Microphone type found
>
> You wouldnt expect the Japs to create their own design when it was
> easier to steal a respected one?
>
> That was the beginning of the end of American radio.
>
> Carl
> KM1H
>