In rec.radio.amateur.antenna gareth wrote:
Those who were self-taught to the exclusion of sideband and sidetone
are no doubt unaware that in the event of a nuclear detonation that an EMP
will melt the RF amps in their RXs because of the amount of power that
their antennae will pick up?

The effects of an EMP have nothing to do with "sideband and sidetone",
the damaga is not limited to RF amps, and a lot of the damage will be
due to the amount of power that the internal circuitry will pick up.


Anyway, in the light of the events in Paris last Friday, and previously the
attack
on the World Trade Centre on 11/9 the costly and
unnecessary nuclear deterrent doesn't seem to be working awfully well, does
it?

As there has been no nuclear wars, I would say the "nuclear deterrent"
has worked well.

What nation state would you target for a nuclear reprisal?

--
Jim Pennino