Hello from Germany

[myrgatroyd]

Hi,
I am Alex from Germany.
I came to this forum because I wanted to have more informations about some stereos and receiver I own. Some of these models were not available in Germany, so information is rare in german net.
I found this forum and it seems there are a lot of friendly people.
My main interest are mid- and late fifties tube radios and amps, and I restored some of them.
Seeing the stereos sold today I often have the feeling something went wrong in the last 30 years...

it´s raining outside, the sky is grey, my ´56 Loewe Opta Meteor is playing... the scale is shining, the magic eye is burning bright... waiting for my wife to come... nice moments of the day.
Hope she will cook for me, when she comes (grin)

Yours
Alex

[Gohan]

Welcome to AK myrgatroyd!

Gohan

[spartanmanor]

Welcome to AK!

[Sandy G]

Wilkommen ! I have a Grundig 2066, a SABA Friedburg, a Nordemende Parsifal, & the star of my show is a Rohde & Schwarz EK-07. You're in good company here...

[ehoove]

Welcome to AK! Enjoy!
Regards,
Jim

[catrafter]

Welcome to AK!

Tom

[meggy]

Welcome.

[Jack Lord]

Herzlich Wilkommen Alex. Woher in Deutschland wohnst du?

[Holst]

Howdy Alex.

[electronjohn]

A big AK welcome to you!

[myrgatroyd]

Thanks at all!
A wonderful wellcome!
@Sandy: Nice collection! How did you get the radios?
But I wonder about the rhode &schwarz ... they are not known for building radios? (grin) That´s real a jewel. Never seen such a mechanical and electronical perfection. And the things are working after half a century.

@Jack Lord:
thanks for your wellcome in my language. I am living in Heringen. This is between Fulda and Eisenach.(Formally known as Fulda Gap.)
Frankfurt is near of us (150 km), Berlin is not so near (300 + km)

Yours
Alex

[Sandy G]

The EK-07 is a German Army shortwave receiver, made from 1958 thru '73. There were about 1000 of them made, they weigh 150 lbs-I dunno what that is in Kg, & sypposedly they cost the West German gov't $6000 at the time. There are only 2-3 dozen of them in the States, I'm VERY lucky to have one. For that kind of radio, they are about considered "Das Ultimat", I think that's how y'all would say it...(grin)

[avionic]

Guten Tag..Welcome to AK...:D I spent a little time in the Bitburg area. Bitte ein Bit!!...love that bier...

[Johnny]

Wie gehts ? Nice to have you.

John

[Sluggo]

Welcome to AK Alex!
Its nice to have someone to cook for you,Enjoy....

[Dark Knight]

welcome to the community.

dk

[ToddG]

Affengeil!!! :banana: Ich habe 25 jahre in Wiesbaden gelebt. Ich war oft in Fulda. Hoffenltlich findest du diese Audio forum "Cool" !! :thmbsp:
c-ya
ToddG

[Sandy G]

Y'all quit showin' off now, ya hear ? (grin)

[Mystic]

Herzlich Wilkommen Alex. Woher in Deutschland wohnst du?

What he said, Alex. And welcome to the forums.

[Divotdog]

Welcome aboard!:thmbsp:

[cubdog]

Welcome to AK.

cubdog

[ozmoid]

Wilkommen, Alex! :music: Make yourself at home!

[Scorpion8]

Welcome!

[Elfasto]

Greetings from the Great White North....which is currently the "Great Soggy muddy brown and White North"......:D

[myrgatroyd]

Wow! What a lot of friendly people! Thanks!

at Avionic: Bitte ein Bit, that´s good! Grin!

at Sandy: Thanks for the explanation, I know R&S made high level non consumer electronics, that´s why I asked.... I have two R&S transmitters, one is made in ´43, looks like stolen from a submarine, the second one is still working, tube-based, but not so nice.

at ToddG:
Really? Cool! Why didn´t we meet in Fulda? (grin)
My cousin bought a stereo from a GI in Fulda, back in the eighties. This thing was a killer in those days.

Thanks at all! I am very surprised and happy. This forum indeed is cool.

Gonna fill out my profile now.

CU
Alex

[ferguson3930]

Hi Alex!

Ist dieses Forum nicht phantastisch!!!???

Have a nice day (and enjoy your fine vintage items)!

Regards,
Chris

[cableguy]

Welcome aboard...




Bill