[Milsurplus] item of interest - UK vs. USA (wasVHF/UHF), vs.Germany technology

[jcoward5452 at aol.com]

Mike and the Group,
  Well, we definitely out did the Germans by shear technological 
manpower in science,physics,manufacturing,resources,etc. of every 
nature.I am sure there were many German scientists and engineers 
frustrated by the lack of the aforementioned.The ME-262 and the V-1,2 
were certainly no laughing matter to the British and our Airmen; and 
the captured scientists after the war certainly boosted the US (and the 
USSR) technologically by possibly eliminating decades of trial and 
error.They did have to learn how to package their electronics to 
survive sub- space altitudes,which you might argue were mechanical in 
nature.I do not discredit the German people in their technical 
abilities.(the fact that they followed a nut case into total disaster 
is another issue).
But,yes ,I agree with you in that the Germans do produce very high 
quality mechanics;I have 3 vintage Volkswagens,(the '61 Bug is a daily 
driver now that gas$ are off the charts),and a substantial collection 
of Marklin HO scale model trains.And, one of my favorite movies is the 
original "Flight of the Phoenix".
  Do you have a website?I'd like to see your collectin sometime.I am 
slowly getting my life in order and hope to have a site up in the next 
year.
 Regards,
             Jay KE6PPF


Mike wrote:

I think that the Germans are sometimes given too much credit for 
technological
innovation. I would give them credit in areas that are essentially 
mechanical
in nature.
Mike / KK5F
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