[Milsurplus] L.O. radiation

[J. Forster]

IMO, receivers are NOT 'powerful'. They can be sensitive, selective, and a bunch of
other things, but NOT powerful.

Would you describe a CW transmitter as sensitive?  It abuse of the language and
really annoys me.

FWIW,
-John



Hue Miller wrote:

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "J. Forster" <jfor at quik.com>
>
> > 'powerful receivers'...   gee, more power to the sensor array, Scotty.
> >
> > -John
>
> Well, not just Radio Moscow. There is a National Radio Co. ( USA) ad i have
> here in an issue of Electronics Illustrated, which pictures the new National
> NC-60 Special and describes it as a "powerful new receiver." After seeing
> that ad, i have kinda wanted one, altho i'm pretty sure it's not real powerful.
> ( AC-DC circuit, 4 or 5 tubes max. )  -Hue
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