[Milsurplus] Doubting the Foxhole Radio, conclusions

[Nick England]

It's still not clear to me how much of a danger DF'ing the LO actually was,
but it is certainly true that receivers were modified to reduce LO
radiation. Evidently these modified rcvrs were given production and
procurement priority and widely used, so the purpose couldn't have been to
prevent anyone from getting information via other than official
channels.They were called morale receivers for a reason.
http://www.imradioha.org/images/Gear/Scott_SLR-12-A_1942_Ad.gif

Another "cover-up" explanation I have heard is that the reduced radiation
was a way of explaining the reduction of U-boat success rates when the real
reason was Bletchley Park's reading the Enigma traffic. But the timing on
that doesn't see all that good either.

The true story can be found in that giant warehouse seen in the Indiana
Jones movies...

Nick K4NYW
www.navy-radio.com

On Fri, Aug 3, 2012 at 9:14 AM, J. Forster <jfor at quikus.com> wrote:

> The issue of DFing LOs was, IMO, a canard. A crystal set could not be
> detected by any means, of course.
>
> While it is theoretically possible that LO leakage could be detected at
> short range, it is very doubtful that it would be of any real use to the
> enemy.
>
> After 70 years, the original purpose of such things is highly suspect.
>
> IMO, it was much more likely a cover story to prevent the troops getting
> information via other than official channels.
>
> Disinformation was an integral part of war. Just look at the efforts to
> spoof the D-Day location.
>
> Politicians are trying to do exactly the same thing today, thankfully with
> only limited success.
>
> YMMV,
>
> -John
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