[Milsurplus] Radiating receivers

[J. Forster]

In fact, there were carefully crafted cover stories for both microwave
RADAR and the cipher decrypts, just to delay discovery in the never ending
"spy-vs-spy" deadly game. IR paint on ships was one such story.

LO radiation is likely detectable near by, but not at any serious range.

-John

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> 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
>>
>
>
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