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"Caribbean Listener" wrote in message
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CBS news said this morning that Saddam had a shortwave receiver with
him at the farm house where the spiderhole was located. Hmmmm... I
wonder what brand it was?

It wouldn't be very good reception 8 foot underground whatever it was.

If they ran a wire from the antenna up through the ventilator
shaft to ground level, it'd probably work.


Until the rotating fan blades cut through the wire!

Simon

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CBS news said this morning that Saddam had a shortwave receiver with
him at the farm house where the spiderhole was located. Hmmmm... I
wonder what brand it was?


Hmm - maybe a DX-398 he got off of Ebay ? ? ?

"Caribbean Listener" wrote in message
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CBS news said this morning that Saddam had a shortwave receiver with
him at the farm house where the spiderhole was located. Hmmmm... I
wonder what brand it was?

Probably a Luke windup-shortwave-from-Chinee he got for a $60
"donation" from Brother Stair......

A grunDIG with LOWERSIDEband.


"Caribbean Listener" wrote in message
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CBS news said this morning that Saddam had a shortwave receiver with
him at the farm house where the spiderhole was located. Hmmmm... I
wonder what brand it was?

It sure couldn't have been a Sat-800. There's not enough room for him
and that 'portable' radio in the hole.

Hehehe, no doubt! Great radio, but HUGE, for a portable. Hell, it's huge for a
tabletop!
If he could have found a slightly larger rat hole to hide in, AND acquired one
of the larger, heavier boatanchor receivers, he could have blocked the entrance
to the hole with it, requiring a dozen men to move it, AND kept himself warm at
night. :-)
Linus

I have to clarify that the shortwave receiver was found in the farm
house with a longwire antenna and NOT in the spider hole as everybody
has been speculating here.

Caribbean Listener wrote in message
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CBS news said this morning that Saddam had a shortwave receiver with
him at the farm house where the spiderhole was located. Hmmmm... I
wonder what brand it was?

Maybe 'THEY' gave him an ICF-2001 and a one-time pad...

RG