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Originally Posted by mr_fixer
During my brief research, I've found others who say that it was a scam to frighten people into paying the license fees. But all superheterodyne receivers...
...used to detect radio receiving sets during WW2 namely submarines to find...
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There is SOME truth to the concept,yes; Leaky superhet
is the basis of the VG-2 "radar detector-detector" used primarily in Virginia to catch illegal detector users. Many newer-tech detectors are immune this.
None-the-less, the
best you could do was tell if there was a receiver on...no way to tell if it was on BBC or cable or HBO or whatever. You possibly detect the existence of a TV.
Unless possession of a TV is an infraction itself...(?)
The local Cable company used to say that the dreaded van could tell if you were receiving premium service (HBO) w/o paying. I'll raise the BS flag on that.