[Milsurplus] LO radiation

[Steve Byan]

On Mar 28, 2005, at 10:23 PM, J. Forster wrote:

> Any specs on the Metox?

 From Greg Goebel's site <http://www.vectorsite.net/ttwiz4.html#m3>:

"The success was short-lived. In August, the Germans deployed a radar 
detector designated the "R600A", called "Metox" after the French 
factory which built it. The Metox swept wavelengths from 3.8 to 0.9 
meters / 79 MHz to 79 MHz , using an antenna named the "Cross of 
Biscay" that was mounted on the hull of the submarine. The antenna 
could be quickly removed and stowed before the U-boat dived. Metox 
provided a warning that allowed a submarine to dive and escape, and 
negated the British advantage. Most U-boats were fitted with Metox by 
September 1942, and ASV Mark II was reduced to a system for alerting a 
U-boat that a patrol aircraft was around. Making a submarine dive was 
all for the good, but it was better to kill the thing."

If you can read German, then check out 
<http://www.xs4all.nl/~aobauer/Metox.pdf>. Check it out anyway; it's 
got a photograph of a Metox receiver and a drawing of the antenna.

Regards,
-Steve
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Steve Byan <stevebyan at mac.com>
Littleton, MA