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!
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!
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
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!
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Mark Hirst, who writes:
Thomas,
K-dramas with Korean subtitles can be a useful form of language immersion, so I recently came across this comedy sitcom on YouTube.
In this clip, we see Winter, Karina, and Giselle of the K-pop girl group Aespa.
Behind them are what appears to be a Beomaster 900M and a Philips
Philetta.
Mark
You’ve got sharp eyes, Mark! Thank you for sharing.
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Paul, who writes:
Hi Thomas I thought readers may be interested in this YouTube video about Ham Radio in the Movies. It details quite a number of radios that were featured in different movies.
Click here to view on YouTube.
Cheers, Paul
Christchurch, New Zealand
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Mark Hirst, who writes:
Thomas,
I picked up Season 5 of the cult TV show “The Avengers” at a street market last weekend.
In the episode “Never, never say die”, Mrs Emma Peel follows a lead and meets a radio ham playing chess with other radio hams around the world.
With all the little details in the room, I wonder if someone involved in setting up the scene knew something about amateur radio?
Mark
I bet they did, Mark! How many of these fine radios can the SWLing Post community identify? Please comment!