[ARC5] DAG HFDF Sense Antenna.
Kenneth G. Gordon
kgordon2006 at frontier.com
Fri Apr 2 14:59:11 EDT 2021
On 2 Apr 2021 at 18:27, Hubert Miller wrote:
> Probably correct that rather few were built.
Undoubtedly...
> "There no doubt was some imagined
> application of this receiver
I vaguely remember that one of the planned uses was in the Pacific War to find Japanese
radio stations.//
> never actually found. The antenna looks to me rather like an old car
> radio antenna.
That is exactly what it reminded me of at the time I had the receiver.
> 'Instability' I would assume to be the result of using
> 1.5 volt battery tubes.
Again, yes, exactly.
> I would expect Ebay prices to be high-ish, as
> its #1 WWII and #2 neat looking, and #3 compact and easy to display on
> a shelf.
Of course...
Ken W7EKB
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