Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Mark Hirst, who shares this short video from BBC News:
BBC News video on Soviet jamming of BBC and VOA
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Ever Ready Model N attache case radio spotted in charity shop
The 1955 British Ever Ready Model N. Click to enlarge. (Photo: Mark Hirst)
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Mark Hirst, who writes:
A vintage radio appeared briefly in one of my local charity shops.
A little Googling turned up this video (part 1 of 2) showing an example in operation:
Click here to view Part 1 on YouTube.
Click here to view Part 2 on YouTube.
Wow–thanks for sharing Mark! So did you grab this radio? I don’t think I could have resisted!
I love how the radio turns on as the case is opened and that the MW and LW antennas are in the lid. Brilliant!
Radio spotted in “The Day the Earth Caught Fire”
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Mark Hirst, who has discovered yet another radio in film:
Spotted this in the 1961 sci-fi movie, ‘The Day the Earth Caught Fire‘.
I’m guessing it’s an old military set.
I believe it is indeed, Mark! Perhaps an intrepid SWLing Post reader can sort out the model number? Please comment!
I’ll add this post to our growing archive of radios in film.
Mark spots a vintage radio in “Travelers”
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Mark Hirst, who adds the following to our growing archive of radios in film. Mark writes:
I’d spotted this radio in the Netflix time travelling series Travelers early on, but it was never in focus to nail a decent image.
In spite of that, it does have a distinctive design that SWLing readers might recognise.
Click to enlarge.
Sitting in the book case next to the stacked books, I’m guessing it’s ornamental rather than functional.
Mark, you obviously have a knack for detecting radios in film! Thank you for sharing!
Post readers: Can anyone ID this radio? I love the design–guessing it’s a Bakelite chassis?
BBC video: “The ‘spy radio’ that anyone can hear”
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Mark Hirst, who writes:
Nothing that an SWLing Post reader doesn’t already know–more for general consumption:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-42819704/numbers-stations-the-spy-radio-that-anyone-can-hear
For decades, people around the globe have been able to listen in to mysterious spy broadcasts from all over the world with just a radio.
Gordon Corera has been investigating the strange world of number stations.
Thanks for the tip, Mark!
Mark spots a number of radios in “Brooklyn Nine-Nine”
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Mark Hirst, who adds the following to our growing archive of radios in film. Mark writes:
A clutch of radios, this time from Brooklyn 99:
The first is what looks like a scanner behind Terry Jeffords, then an unidentified radio in the book case behind Captain Ray Holt, and finally what I think is a AOR 8600 on the table next to Amy Santiago.
Many thanks, Mark! You have very sharp eyes–especially spotting the AOR on the table in the last scene!
Please comment if you can identify this radio gear!
Mark’s update: The Otterbox 3250 dry box as a radio case
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Mark Hirst, who shares this update about using the Otterbox dry box as a case for the XHDATA D-808. Mark writes:
I was mistaken in my belief that Otterbox no longer make dry boxes.
It seems like a year ago they decided to “return to their roots” and started making the Otterbox 3250.
While the model number might make you think it’s the old 3000 case but deeper, it is in fact a little shorter.
As you can see, the XHDATA still fits but the lid leaves about 1.5cm of clearance for the radio to rattle around in. The 3000 fits it perfectly in this regard, though 1.5 cm is enough to fit my Otterbox Defender iPhone 6.
Very cool! Thank you for the follow-up, Mark! I suspect the extra 1.5 cm clearance in the 3250 might even accommodate a thin logging notepad.
Click here to view the Otterbox 3250 on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk (affiliate links)