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		m0xte on Aug 8, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: TV detector van AFAIK they detected the emissions from the IF strip on old televisions with a directional yagi antenna mounted on top of the van. This possibility disappeared when the IC based IF sets were developed in the 70s and 80s.

dewey on Aug 8, 2019 [–]

I still remember that van having an antenna like that on top. Might be the case.

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