{"id":45443,"date":"2020-09-22T11:10:02","date_gmt":"2020-09-22T15:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=45443"},"modified":"2020-09-22T11:10:02","modified_gmt":"2020-09-22T15:10:02","slug":"help-mark-identify-this-radio-in-the-new-avengers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/09\/help-mark-identify-this-radio-in-the-new-avengers\/","title":{"rendered":"Help Mark identify this radio in The New Avengers"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Many thanks to SWLing Post<\/em> contributor, Mark Hirst, who writes with another mystery radio to identify:<\/p>\n

This radio (see photo above) is featured in the mid 1970’s TV show ‘The New Avengers’, an episode called “To Catch a Rat”. Mysterious morse code messages are being intercepted in this scene.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Can you help Mark identify this radio model? Is it even a radio or is it simply a speaker? Please comment if you can ID this one!<\/p>\n

I\u2019ll add this post\u00a0to\u00a0our (massive) archive of radios in film<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Mark Hirst, who writes with another mystery radio to identify: This radio (see photo above) is featured in the mid 1970’s TV show ‘The New Avengers’, an episode called “To Catch a Rat”. Mysterious morse code messages are being intercepted in this scene. Can you help Mark identify this […]<\/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":[305,43],"tags":[5458,5506,8828],"class_list":["post-45443","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nostalgia","category-shortwave-radio","tag-mark-hirst","tag-radios-in-movies","tag-the-new-avengers"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-bOX","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":62719,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2025\/04\/the-avengers-mark-spots-a-room-full-of-radio-gear-in-season-5\/","url_meta":{"origin":45443,"position":0},"title":"The Avengers: Mark spots a room full of radio gear in Season 5","author":"Thomas","date":"April 28, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Mark Hirst, who writes: Thomas, I picked up Season 5 of the cult TV show \u201cThe Avengers\u201d at a street market last weekend. In the episode \u201cNever, never say die\u201d, Mrs Emma Peel follows a lead and meets a radio ham playing chess with\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "News"","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\/04\/The-Avengers-Never-Never-Say-Die.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/The-Avengers-Never-Never-Say-Die.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/The-Avengers-Never-Never-Say-Die.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/The-Avengers-Never-Never-Say-Die.png?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":29351,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/11\/mark-spots-a-number-of-radios-in-designated-survivor\/","url_meta":{"origin":45443,"position":1},"title":"Mark spots a number of radios in \u201cDesignated Survivor\u201d","author":"Thomas","date":"November 27, 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: Quite a haul this time! In episode 20 of 'Designated Survivor', FBI Agent Hannah Wells tries to get a message out before being recaptured.... Many thanks, Mark! Another good one! Are those\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Ham Radio"","block_context":{"text":"Ham Radio","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/ham-radio\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Designated-Survivor-683x1024.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Designated-Survivor-683x1024.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Designated-Survivor-683x1024.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":61891,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2025\/02\/radio-sighting-in-the-k-drama-happiness\/","url_meta":{"origin":45443,"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 "News"","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":30776,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2018\/02\/mark-spots-a-number-of-radios-in-brooklyn-nine-nine\/","url_meta":{"origin":45443,"position":3},"title":"Mark spots a number of radios in \u201cBrooklyn Nine-Nine\u201d","author":"Thomas","date":"February 7, 2018","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 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,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "News"","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\/brooklyn-99-e1518002234750.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/brooklyn-99-e1518002234750.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/brooklyn-99-e1518002234750.jpeg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":45243,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/09\/45243\/","url_meta":{"origin":45443,"position":4},"title":"Mark spots another radio in “Death In Paradise”","author":"Thomas","date":"September 8, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Mark Hirst, who writes: Another radio turned up in the BBC series, 'Death in Paradise'. Set on a picturesque Caribbean island with an infeasibly high murder rate, we see the police interviewing a witness as he listens to the local radio station. Can SWLing\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "News"","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\/2020\/09\/Death-in-paradise-1-e1599565559425.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Death-in-paradise-1-e1599565559425.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Death-in-paradise-1-e1599565559425.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":58224,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2023\/11\/mark-spots-a-vintage-radio-in-taxi-driver\/","url_meta":{"origin":45443,"position":5},"title":"Mark spots a vintage radio in ‘Taxi Driver’","author":"Thomas","date":"November 18, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Mark Hirst, who writes: Thomas, I've been deep down the k-drama rabbit hole for months now and I'm trying to familiarise myself with the Korean language at the same time. I've just started a new series called 'Taxi Driver' and this radio cassette player\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "News"","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\/2023\/11\/taxi-driver-radio.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/taxi-driver-radio.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/taxi-driver-radio.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/taxi-driver-radio.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45443","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45443"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45443\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45443"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45443"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45443"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}