10-11-2018, 07:59 PM
Yes Lawrence you are totally correct.
One article I read perhaps 30 years ago made reference to the sets design. It was not as many believe for just costing but a method of routing out subversives and Jews. The lack of sensitivity and the fact it was a regen would often mean an aerial of illegal length, being a regen the set would often make the set oscillate so the SS would be able to locate the set that was tuned into illegal broadcasts, this would often lead to arrests and even worse.
One of my uncles sadly passed on was involved with signals during WW2 and trying to counteract our transmissions, they were paranoid and did anything to stop people in Germany listening to the allies, Some of the things he told me when young were terrible, but of course war is!!
One article I read perhaps 30 years ago made reference to the sets design. It was not as many believe for just costing but a method of routing out subversives and Jews. The lack of sensitivity and the fact it was a regen would often mean an aerial of illegal length, being a regen the set would often make the set oscillate so the SS would be able to locate the set that was tuned into illegal broadcasts, this would often lead to arrests and even worse.
One of my uncles sadly passed on was involved with signals during WW2 and trying to counteract our transmissions, they were paranoid and did anything to stop people in Germany listening to the allies, Some of the things he told me when young were terrible, but of course war is!!
