China's stealth jet -J-20

On 1/12/2011 3:13 PM, Andrew Swallow wrote:
On 12/01/2011 18:11, Jim Wilkins wrote:
On Jan 12, 8:31 am, wrote:
...
Not sure how true it is BUT I live about a mile from Filton
and in an
area where there were a lot of people who worked on the
project. When
new neighbours moved in next door about ten years ago they
started
stripping wallpaper and found a thin wire similar to a radio
aerial
running round the picture rail of a back bedroom...........
One of the
previous owners was an aircraft engineer.
--
Malcolm

That sounds like an old shortwave antenna, not one for VHF or UHF
aircraft or military bands.
http://www.hamuniverse.com/shortwaveantenna.html

jsw

Shortwave can reach spy central near Moscow.

Andrew Swallow

Or just about anywhere else. I doubt if it was monitored then as
it is now looking for code words to trigger. I doubt they had
the capability unless there was a huge room full of people
involved each listing on a different freq.

On Jan 12, 4:52*pm, Daryl Hunt wrote:
On 1/12/2011 3:13 PM, Andrew Swallow wrote:



On 12/01/2011 18:11, Jim Wilkins wrote:
On Jan 12, 8:31 am, wrote:
...
Not sure how true it is BUT I live about a mile from Filton
and in an
area where there were a lot of people who worked on the
project. When
new neighbours moved in next door about ten years ago they
started
stripping wallpaper and found a thin wire similar to a radio
aerial
running round the picture rail of a back bedroom...........
One of the
previous owners was an aircraft engineer.
--
Malcolm

That sounds like an old shortwave antenna, not one for VHF or UHF
aircraft or military bands.
http://www.hamuniverse.com/shortwaveantenna.html

jsw

Shortwave can reach spy central near Moscow.

Andrew Swallow

Or just about anywhere else. *I doubt if it was monitored then as
it is now looking for code words to trigger. *I doubt they had
the capability unless there was a huge room full of people
involved each listing on a different freq.

Used to be that way. Pfc's with a tape recorder were cheap.

On 01/13/2011 04:22 AM, Daryl Hunt wrote:

I doubt they had the capability
unless there was a huge room full of people involved each listing on a
different freq.

SIGINT agencies used to employ thousands of radio operators...

--
William Black

"Any number under six"

The answer given by Englishman Richard Peeke when asked by the Duke of
Medina Sidonia how many Spanish sword and buckler men he could beat
single handed with a quarterstaff.