Subj : German equipment
To : Allen Prunty
From : Holger Granholm
Date : Sun Aug 21 2016 10:13 am
In a message on Sunday 08-20-16 Allen Prunty said to Holger Granholm:
Good morning Allen,
-> I have always had a preference for german radio, TV, household
AP> Strange this just came through tonight...
There has been a crack somewhere in the Fidonet distribution.
Two following days there came no, or only one msg in FN_SYSOP, and all
except the HAM echo were absent.
AP> Germans make good stuff... made to last and made to be repaired.
Yes, that was until they paid new enginers, to design things to have a
limited life span.
AP> When I buy I usually look for Braun, Miele, Bosch... all stuff that
AP> will last a lifetime if taken care of.
So do I, hoping that german quality control still works in some way.
-> I still have all radio sets made by NordMende, Grundig and Siemens,
AP> No German TV will work in America. We don't make anything in
AP> America anymore.
Yes I know, because US uses the NTSC (Never The Same Color) system, while
in Europe, and most of the rest of the world, uses the PAL system.
-> My HiFi gear is all american, with a Harman Kardon 630, a d:o cassette
-> deck, a couple of AR-3a's, and a d:o turn table.
I made an error in that paragraph. It's a HK 930 that I have, a
neighbour has the 630.
AP> Harman Kardon is good but I thought they were made overseas.
Yes, they are now, but when I bought mine, they were still made in USA.
All of my stationary HF ham equipment is made in USA, while the trans-
ceivers for VHF/UHF were made in Japan, and the SHF gear is home made.
Have a nice day,
Holger
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