R3 RS20 in Agent use, U.S.A.

[Hue]

I am aware that there were a couple German agent stations, at the least,
on the East Coast U.S.A. - one in Quebec, and one in New York state.
Both used standard KM radio pair RS20 + R3. What I have to suspect,
is that with non-optimum antennas, these stations had to work to
U-Boote which would relay to intelligence HQ in the Reich. But I have
never seen anything in print that hints at that. According to a fellow
I communicated with, the Quebec case was reported in a French
language newspaper there, something like La Prense, but I have never
had time to pursue that lead. In the NY case, I communicated with
a fellow there who had been in on a raid on the agents' rented house
in Gloversville. The spy team took off in a hurry, but dropped an R3.
The antenna was entirely in the attic of the house. "Someday" i
will write up this story, but too many time pressures now. BTW,
collector Tony Grogan, who passed away last year, owned a more
standard Agentenfunk radio. I don't know for sure that it was
captured in the U.S.A., but I sort of assume so. -Hue

[Yuri D.]

Ah the RS-20. Powerful for its size.

Yuri

[Funksammler]

The pictured set was offered for sale in Canada some years ago. I wonder if this set had any links to the Quebec agent:

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regards,

Funksammler

[Hue]

The equipment from the Quebec station I talked about, I have
that, but it is not this set. There was another NY state station
that was busted - I don't know if entirely different crew from
the Gloversville bunch, or a station reconstituted by this crew.
As to my question, I just don't see how the RS20 could reliably
talk to Germany, using makeshift antennas, like the wires in the
attic of the house.
I wonder if anyone saw, years back in 'Sea Classics' magazine,
I think it was, an article on German radio relay station in
Bahamas - photo showed ruin of house with some radio junk
piled about. Commercial US equipment, tho, Hallicrafters.
(But that doesn't rule out spy use; Col. Rudolf of the USSR
spy station in NYC also liked Hallicrafters. ) -Hue

[Yuri D.]

Check out this very early RS20, with a factory-installed connection for a flight helmet. Note the "N" stamp on the instructions. Note only the "Taste" port on the front:

[Yuri D.]

Also, what was the difference between the RS-20 and the RS-20m models?

Yuri