[Milsurplus] Why Germany lost the war

[Bruce Gentry]

I had to comply with similar  during my US Air Force time in Taiwan in 
1970. Taiwan forbade the public presentation of any Chinese broadcasts 
and would react strongly if they were heard. An American SWL listening 
off base not using headphones could inadventantly  run afoul  of this if 
they found interesting music not knowing it originated in a forbidden 
place.  I think  the citizens of Taiwan could listen to whatever they 
wanted to in their homes with headphones. They also tried to restrict 
access to larger vacuum tubes that could be used for transmitting. TV 
horizontal output tubes were seriously restricted and   turning in a 
broken one to buy a new one was required to avoid a lengthy permit 
process. It was interesting to see sound amplifiers with a dozen 6AQ5s 
in push pull parallel to achieve 75 watts output. Anyone brave and/or 
foolish enough to sell a 6146, 6L6, or 6550 to a civilian  could get a 
good price for it, far more for a pair.  Oddly, there were no 
restrictions I am aware of for power transistors. Many audio output 
transistors would work into the lower HF frequencies but could be bought 
freely.  Although there was NO official prohibitions on what we could 
listen to on the base in our dorms,  presenting any radio programs 
beside  AFRTS  to the civilian employees working there was discouraged. 
The lifers also got really worked up when we would gather around a 
shortwave receiver to listen to the BBC news.

      Bruce Gentry, KA2IVY

On 3/15/16 9:51 AM, Ray Fantini wrote:
>
> Such stupidity and government control is not just a relic of the past. 
> Under North Korean law, "listening to unauthorized foreign broadcasts 
> and possessing dissident publications are considered 'crimes against 
> the state' that carry serious punishments, including hard labor, 
> prison sentences, and the death penalty," radios are permitted in 
> North Korea as long as they are tuned to only receive transmissions 
> from government radio stations. An underground industry exist in 
> modifying and building radios, although much information gets into the 
> country today via CD, DVD and USB memory sticks. All to the benefit of 
> the “Great Leader” Kim Jong-un.
>
> Ray F/KA3EKH
>
> *From:*Milsurplus [mailto:milsurplus-bounces at mailman.qth.net] *On 
> Behalf Of *Bruce Gentry
> *Sent:* Tuesday, March 15, 2016 9:22 AM
> *To:* Milsurplus at mailman.qth.net
> *Subject:* Re: [Milsurplus] Why Germany lost the war
>
> Sounds exactly like the school system in northeastern Tennessee I 
> survived in the 1950s!  The 500KW transmitter at WLW was used for it's 
> last time to transmit  to the German populace during the war. I wonder 
> how many people saw what was coming and built carefully shielded or 
> TRF receivers that could not be detected. Germany  is still  a touchy 
> subject for many people, myself included. I don't think they have yet 
> eliminated their worship of authority and quick  aquiescence to it.
>
>        Bruce Gentry, KA2IVY
>
> On 3/14/16 12:35 AM, Hubert Miller wrote:
>
>     The Reich had a job for everyone, but it was kind of an uptight place.
>     If you cared for freedom of choice, that was not the place for you.
>     I read today a short article in a German radio-guide magazine. The
>     article talked about the penalty for listening to ‘enemy radio
>     stations’.
>     The standard penalty was 15 months in prison. Listening to just
>     music programs was no excuse, either. If enemy propaganda you heard
>
>     damaged the ‘fighting spirit’ of the populace, even if only via a
>     third person passing on what you heard, the penalty could go to 15
>     years in prison.
>
>     Or you could get the death penalty.
>
>     What an asphyxiating atmosphere.
>
>     -Hue
>
>
>
>
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