Category Archives: Vintage Radio

Radios in the Netflix post-apocalyptic Argentinian miniseries “The Eternaut”

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Balazs, who writes:

Hi Thomas,

I have just finished the series, “The Eternaut” (published at the end of April), and the story features old one-way or two-way radios in several places; see the attached pictures.

(Fun fact: one of the main characters used the call sign LU5DA and is shown a map for an antenna setup, the call sign in reality belongs to Radio Club Río de la Plata and (according to Google) their address matched the map.)

Trailer of the series in English:

with best regards,
Balazs

Can you identify this radio and loop antenna in “Young Sheldon”?

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Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Bruce, who writes:

This episode, S02E22, was aired on May 16, 2019. In the story the year is circa 1990. The “broadcasts” of CHU (not named) and Radio Sweden International are not actual ones.

I give this episode high marks for taking the time to demonstrate a Shortwave Radio and an Antenna, more than anything I’ve seen before on any TV show or movie.

Can anyone identify the radio and the loop antenna? Please comment!

Spotted in Countdown: Can You Identify This Radio?

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Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Robert, who writes:

Hi Thomas – I am a huge fan of space movies and recently watched the 1967 film “Countdown” starring James Caan and Robert Duvall. There is a radio sitting on the nightstand in a hotel room in this scene.

Maybe your readers can identify it?

Cheers,

Robert

Thanks, Robert! This photo isn’t high definition, but I bet some of our intrepid radio sleuths will soon find the model number of this tabletop radio. Please comment!

Rafael Spots Several Radios in “Young Ones”

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Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Rafael Rodriguez, who writes:

Hi Thomas

Greetings from Colombia. Yesterday, I saw a movie called “Young Ones” (2014). It is about an apocalyptic future where water is the most precious resource.

In the film, radio is present through a station called “The Voice of the West shortwave”, which even has the slogan: “Where the airwaves live free”

A pair of radios are also shown, the first one seems to be a Sony 7600d and then an HF transceiver that I can’t recognize, a Handie also appears.

Interestingly, it shows a way to mark an agricultural robot so that whoever finds it can communicate with its owner via citizen band.

I hope it is of interest to you and the readers of The SWLing Post.

Bye and good DX

Rafael Rodriguez R

Can you identify this radio from the movie “Laura”?

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Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Perry Lusk, who writes:

Here’s my contribution to radios found in movies:

In the 1944 movie “Laura” what appears to be a Zenith pops up while Waldo Lydecker, a narcissistic newspaper editor, enjoys his bath while working the typewriter. What model are we seeing?

Readers: if you can positively identify this antique radio, please comment!