[Hammarlund] Why 2nd RF stage?

[Kenneth G. Gordon]

On 30 Nov 2014 at 17:52, billriches wrote:

> I had heard somewhere that one reason was to prevent hf oscillator signal
> from being transmitted on the rx antenna.  The enemy could pick it up and
> home in on the ship.

Yes. That was one reason.

However, after WWII, the Germans were asked about this and, literally, 
laughed about it. They said they had far better methods and, as far as was 
known, never, ever used it.

Ken W7EKB