junius wrote:
This is nothing new.


Well, the "Manufactured in India" part is rather novel for a shortwave
set.

I suppose, but I wouldn't give it much thought. If the China and India
combine into some sort of Asian Union then watch out, because it will
be a real economic force.


I had posted the original message simply because I found the company's
history interesting, not out as any commentary on global
manufacturing/trade.

In any case, it actually is reassuring that it's not being put together
by the Tecsun folks.

I don't know who actually designed the Eton E1 - it could have been
Tecsun or Degen I suppose. I believe that Tecsun is part of Degen and
that the Eton radios come from one or more of their factories. Whether
Degen/Tecsun farms out production to another company in India probably
isn't as important as the original design and quality control applied
during production.



junius