[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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