{"id":31029,"date":"2018-03-13T06:08:26","date_gmt":"2018-03-13T10:08:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=31029"},"modified":"2018-03-13T06:08:26","modified_gmt":"2018-03-13T10:08:26","slug":"radio-spotted-in-the-day-the-earth-caught-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2018\/03\/radio-spotted-in-the-day-the-earth-caught-fire\/","title":{"rendered":"Radio spotted in &#8220;The Day the Earth Caught Fire&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Earth-Caught-Fire.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31163\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Earth-Caught-Fire.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"585\" height=\"441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Earth-Caught-Fire.jpeg 585w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Earth-Caught-Fire-300x226.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 585px) 100vw, 585px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Many thanks to <em>SWLing Post<\/em> contributor, Mark Hirst, who has discovered yet another radio in film:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Spotted this in the 1961 sci-fi movie, &#8216;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0054790\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Day the Earth Caught Fire<\/a>&#8216;.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/earth-caught-fire.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31127\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/earth-caught-fire.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/earth-caught-fire.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/earth-caught-fire-300x128.jpg 300w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/earth-caught-fire-768x327.jpg 768w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/earth-caught-fire-624x266.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>I&#8217;m guessing it&#8217;s an old military set.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I believe it is indeed, Mark!\u00a0 Perhaps an intrepid <em>SWLing Post<\/em> reader can sort out the model number?\u00a0 Please comment!<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll add this post\u00a0to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/tag\/radios-in-movies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">our growing archive of radios in film<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Mark Hirst, who has discovered yet another radio in film: Spotted this in the 1961 sci-fi movie, &#8216;The Day the Earth Caught Fire&#8216;. I&#8217;m guessing it&#8217;s an old military set. I believe it is indeed, Mark!\u00a0 Perhaps an intrepid SWLing Post reader can sort out the model number?\u00a0 Please [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3,305,26],"tags":[5458,5506,6880,4093,681],"class_list":["post-31029","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-nostalgia","category-radios","tag-mark-hirst","tag-radios-in-movies","tag-the-day-the-earth-caught-fire","tag-videos","tag-vintage-radio"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-84t","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":23616,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/01\/mark-spots-shortwave-radios-in-the-series-helix\/","url_meta":{"origin":31029,"position":0},"title":"Mark spots shortwave radios in the series &#8220;Helix&#8221;","author":"Thomas","date":"January 25, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Mark Hirst, who writes: I spotted a Sony ICF-SW7600GR in episode 5 of the Netflix bio-thriller 'Helix': On a roll, I spotted another shortwave radio [in a different scene]. You've got sharp eyes, Mark! Thank you for sharing. Can anyone identify the solid-state receiver\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/SX-99-Dial-Nar.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/SX-99-Dial-Nar.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/SX-99-Dial-Nar.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/SX-99-Dial-Nar.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":29170,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/11\/mark-spots-a-sony-icf-sw1s-watching-in-the-line-of-fire\/","url_meta":{"origin":31029,"position":1},"title":"Mark Spots a Sony ICF-SW1S watching &#8220;In the Line of Fire&#8221;","author":"Thomas","date":"November 14, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to\u00a0SWLing Post\u00a0contributor,\u00a0Mark Hirst, who adds the following to\u00a0our growing archive of radios in film. Mark writes: A Sony ICF-SW1S spotted in the 1993 Clint Eastwood film, In the Line of Fire. The radio belongs to the villain played by John Malkovich. Thanks, Mark! Sharp eyes! I've always thought\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Sony-icf-sw1s.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Sony-icf-sw1s.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Sony-icf-sw1s.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Sony-icf-sw1s.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":61891,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2025\/02\/radio-sighting-in-the-k-drama-happiness\/","url_meta":{"origin":31029,"position":2},"title":"Radio Sighting in the K-Drama Happiness","author":"Thomas","date":"February 1, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Mark Hirst, who writes: I spotted this radio in the Korean zombie outbreak drama 'Happiness' currently showing on Netflix. You've got sharp eyes, Mark! Can anyone positively identify that transceiver in the background?","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Happiness-Radio.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Happiness-Radio.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Happiness-Radio.jpeg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Happiness-Radio.jpeg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":30918,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2018\/02\/mark-spots-a-vintage-radio-in-travelers\/","url_meta":{"origin":31029,"position":3},"title":"Mark spots a vintage radio in &#8220;Travelers&#8221;","author":"Thomas","date":"February 27, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to\u00a0SWLing Post\u00a0contributor,\u00a0Mark Hirst, who adds the following to\u00a0our growing archive of radios in film. 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In spite of that, it does have a\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Trevelers.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Trevelers.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Trevelers.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Trevelers.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":50539,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2021\/10\/mark-spots-a-scanner-in-chicago-fire-tv-series\/","url_meta":{"origin":31029,"position":4},"title":"Mark spots a scanner in Chicago Fire TV series","author":"Thomas","date":"October 13, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Mark Hirst, who writes: Thomas, I'm currently enjoying 'Chicago Fire' on Netflix and spotted this scanner at the fire station. Taking a wild guess, I typed 'realistic scanner' into image search and eventually found one that looked similar, the Realistic Pro-57. 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