[Milsurplus] DFing Myth?

[J. Forster]

I'm inclined to believe it was, in part, a disinformation program designed to
cover up the British cracking of the German Navy Enigma. FWIW,

-John


Unserviceable but Repairable wrote:

> poster sez receivers - but somehow seller divined "transmitters."
>
> Now seems a given superhet LOs were never considered detectable by
> the other side.  But I think a lot of regens like IP501s were still
> in merchant svc. as war began.  & bet the other team looked for 'em @ 1st
> anyway.  A regen, or to be in vogue - a 'direct conversion' set, sure
> gets out
>
> But maybe the merchant marine shelved those babies quick as hostillities
> ramped up
>
>   'rm