{"id":37979,"date":"2019-05-29T06:24:17","date_gmt":"2019-05-29T10:24:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=37979"},"modified":"2019-05-29T06:24:17","modified_gmt":"2019-05-29T10:24:17","slug":"steve-spots-a-capehart-international-radio-and-mag-loop-antenna-in-young-sheldon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2019\/05\/steve-spots-a-capehart-international-radio-and-mag-loop-antenna-in-young-sheldon\/","title":{"rendered":"Steve spots a Capehart International Radio and mag loop antenna in “Young Sheldon”"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Steve Yothment, who writes:<\/p>\n

Check out the attached picture. It is from a preview of tonight’s episode of “Young Sheldon.” In it, Sheldon and Dr. Stergis are listening to an antique shortwave radio. I think it is a Capehart International Radio Model 88P66NL<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Also in the preview is an active loop receiving antenna. The show is supposed to be about Sheldon when he was young, back in about 1985. I don’t think active loop antennas were very popular at that time! Maybe they got the timeframe wrong on the use of the antenna. What do you think?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

What a catch! I love the flip-up cover on the Capehart although I’m sure in daily use it might have been a bit unhandy. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Regarding active magnetic loop antennas, like you, I don’t remember them being around much in the mid 80s, although I know the technology was available. I imagine they were used in speciality commercial and military applications. Like you, I’m guessing we didn’t have as many noisy switching power supplies which make them such a necessity these days. I remember happily DXing with my Zenith Transoceanic in the middle of my house in the mid 80s.\u00a0 Those were certainly the days!<\/p>\n

Post Readers:<\/em> Do you know of any active magnetic loop antennas that were used in homes in the mid 1980s and before?\u00a0 If so, please comment!<\/p>\n

I\u2019ll add this post to\u00a0our ever growing archive of radios in film!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Steve Yothment, who writes: Check out the attached picture. It is from a preview of tonight’s episode of “Young Sheldon.” In it, Sheldon and Dr. Stergis are listening to an antique shortwave radio. I think it is a Capehart International Radio Model 88P66NL. Also in the preview is an […]<\/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":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3,305,26,4796],"tags":[7793,5506,3162,7792],"class_list":["post-37979","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-nostalgia","category-radios","category-vintage-radio","tag-capehart-international-radio-model-88p66nl","tag-radios-in-movies","tag-steve-yothment","tag-young-sheldon"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-9Sz","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":63151,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2025\/06\/can-you-identify-this-radio-and-loop-antenna-in-young-sheldon\/","url_meta":{"origin":37979,"position":0},"title":"Can you identify this radio and loop antenna in “Young Sheldon”?","author":"Thomas","date":"June 13, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Bruce, who writes: This episode, S02E22, was aired on May 16, 2019. 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