>From my point of view, ISO-9000
was the greatest thing that could
have happened.
The company I worked for had to
dispose of a lot (and I do mean a
lot) of older Test Equipment.
I and a couple of others were glad
to help them out.
And, it wasn't junk, I got TEK 7000
series scopes, a 492 SA. an HP
8350 Sweeper and on and on.
Some good came out of it.
73, Dick, W1KSZ
On Tue, Jan 3, 2017 at 3:35 PM, Jim Thomson <jim.thom@telus.net> wrote:
> Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2017 16:24:39 -0500
> From: charlie@thegallos.com
> To: "jimlux" <jimlux@earthlink.net>
> Cc: towertalk@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] US Tower price increase
>
> My favorite story wasn't on pricing, but on ISO-9000. There was a shop up
> (if I remember right) in CT, and he mad a sonar part for the Trident. He
> personally guaranteed the part to spec, the thing is, it seems he was the
> ONLY person who could make them work right
> The Govt came in and said "You must be ISO-9000 compliant" His reply?
> "no". "But you have to, if you don't we can't buy from you!" "That's
> fine"
>
> They tried making them, no good, they tried having others make them, no
> good. When they got to the point there was a Trident sitting there
> waiting to be launched, no spares etc, they went back to him. "We need
> more" "Fine, I'll supply them like I always have" "But you have to be
> ISO-9000 compliant!" "No". I gather the Government eventually backed down
>
>
> ## Both ISO-9000 and also ISO-9001 was about the stupidest thing that
> ever came out
> of downtown europe. Folks seem to think that ISO-9XXX means quality....it
> doesnt.
> Plenty of small business that went under cuz of ISO. U can easily be
> making crap, and be
> ISO certified. ISO has gone by the wayside these days for the most part,
> good riddance.
> Biggest waste of millions of dollars during the 90s.
>
> Jim VE7RF
>
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