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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