[NJARC] IRE Alignment

[Al Klase]

Oh, yeah.  There was a not-too-zealously-enforced government requirement 
that foreign nationals have the short-wave bands disabled in their 
receivers.  A long time ago I encountered a set where the SW coils were 
completely cut out.

Al

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> --- NICHOLAS SENKER <ns539 at embarqmail.com> wrote:
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>> Another interesting thing about this receiver (1940-41 vintage)
>> is that the shortwave bands are dead while the broadcast band
>> works fine.  While recapping I noticed a disconnected wire that
>> was neatly clipped and tucked out of the way.  Reconnecting it
>> to the band switch, I now get SW reception.  I recall a
>> discussion on the Broadcaster about wartime radios having the
>> SW bands  disabled, presumably to limit propaganda?  I think
>> this was one of them?
>> Nick Senker
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Al Klase - N3FRQ
Flemington, NJ
http://www.skywaves.ar88.net/