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Anyone that finds this interest should look at how “The Thing” (1945) worked: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thing_(listening_device)

EDIT: Here are some diagrams of how it works:

You should submit this as a HN link, really interesting story. Thanks.

I had heard of this, but didn't know its name, so never looked it up! Thanks for this link; very cool!