Yes, its got metal walls between the coils linking the RF amp and mixer stages, how it gets any RF through is hard to figure.
I think its also got metal walls between the antenna input and the rf amp, yet seems quite sensitive on the lower bands. Good audio, with a nice modern full range speaker in the front, the cabinet makes a good speaker cabinet. Brett > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Donald Chester > Sent: Saturday, March 04, 2006 3:14 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [AMRadio] FM transmitter > > > > > >They did monitor for the local oscillators. I saw them on more > >than one occasion patrolling with their highly directional antenna. > >It was a rotatable dipole with lots of loading inductance along the > >element. It was conical shaped tapering to a narrow outer end, and > >was about 4-6 feet in length. It looked quite impressinve painted > >in G.P.O. green livery the same color as the vehicle - a Morris MInor > >1000 van! Same kind of vehicle as a VW bug only British - smaller and > >lower to the ground. > > I suppose a Scott SLRM would be difficult to detect. Not quite a > "communications" receiver, it is basically a high quality multiband > broadcast radio with special shielding to keep the local > oscillators from > radiating. They were used on the Liberty Ships in WW2 to provide > entertainment for the crew, while protecting the ship from > detection by the > enemy homing in on the local oscillators. > My father-in-law rescued one from going to the dump and > lugged it all the > way from Arizona and dropped it off here. An interesting > piece of gear. > > Don k4kyv > > _______________________________________________________________ > > This message was typed using the DVORAK keyboard layout. Try > it - you'll > like it. > http://www.mwbrooks.com/dvorak/ > http://gigliwood.com/abcd/ > > > ______________________________________________________________ > AMRadio mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html > Post: mailto:[email protected] > AMfone Website: http://www.amfone.net > AM List Admin: Brian Sherrod/w5ami, Paul Courson/wa3vjb >
