[Milsurplus] Radiating receivers

[Richard Brunner]

Paranoia is rampant in wartime, and sometimes justified.  We did it, and
so did they.  There is always action and reaction.  Zum Beispeil: (for
example)

Subs traversing the Golf von Biskaya were in danger of British bombers
using the ASV Mk. II radar operating on 200 plus or minus 15 Mhz.  The
reaction was the Metox radar search receiver tuning 113-484 Mhz.  Then
subs began being caught on the surface at night with no warning.  The
immediate thought was receiver radiation from the Metox.  Tests were
made, and it was indeed radiating, but the real problem was The brits
changed to microwave radar, not detectable in the Metox.  The game went
on...apparatus was recovered from crashed bombers and countermeasures
were developed.

Referenz: "Funkpeilung als alliierte Waffe gegen deutsche U-Boote
1939-1945,"  Arthur O. Bauer, 1997

Richard, AA1P

On Wed, 2009-12-02 at 11:37 -0500, Nick England wrote:
> Wasn't there some thought that the Germans were somehow encouraged to
> think we were finding them via DF'ing their rcvrs? Misdirection in
> order to help hide the Enigma breaks?
> Nick
>