{"id":58360,"date":"2023-12-06T06:33:55","date_gmt":"2023-12-06T10:33:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=58360"},"modified":"2023-12-06T06:33:55","modified_gmt":"2023-12-06T10:33:55","slug":"perry-spots-a-zenith-transoceanic-in-the-alligator-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2023\/12\/perry-spots-a-zenith-transoceanic-in-the-alligator-people\/","title":{"rendered":"Perry spots a Zenith Transoceanic in “The Alligator People”"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Many thanks to SWLing Post<\/em> contributor, Perry Lusk (KG7YC), who writes:<\/strong><\/p>\n

I spotted this on an old “B” rated film:<\/p>\n

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Might be more fun to identify the movie than the Zenith Transoceanic we all know.<\/p>\n

The answer is The Alligator People (1959)<\/a>. The man is diagnosed with a fatal medical problem and try’s getting an experimental procedure that involves alligator DNA and later turns into a, you guessed it, an alligator!<\/p>\n

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Wow! That sounds like a wild ride for the protagonist!<\/strong><\/p>\n

So we may all recognize a Transoceanic when we see one, but does anyone know the exact model? Feel free to comment!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Perry Lusk (KG7YC), who writes: I spotted this on an old “B” rated film: Might be more fun to identify the movie than the Zenith Transoceanic we all know. The answer is The Alligator People (1959). The man is diagnosed with a fatal medical problem and try’s getting an […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","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":[3,305,4796],"tags":[10384,5506,10383],"class_list":["post-58360","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-nostalgia","category-vintage-radio","tag-perry-lusk","tag-radios-in-movies","tag-the-alligator-people"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-fbi","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":62809,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2025\/05\/can-you-identify-this-radio-from-the-movie-laura\/","url_meta":{"origin":58360,"position":0},"title":"Can you identify this radio from the movie \u201cLaura\u201d?","author":"Thomas","date":"May 16, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"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. 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Let's be clear here: this is no \"Black Friday\" deal. The seller has this gem listed at $5,800 plus shipping! 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While on a covert\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\/2024\/03\/Lets-Get-Harry-crop.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Lets-Get-Harry-crop.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Lets-Get-Harry-crop.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Lets-Get-Harry-crop.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Lets-Get-Harry-crop.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Lets-Get-Harry-crop.jpg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":32632,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2018\/06\/radio-world-features-a-tribute-to-the-zenith-transoceanic\/","url_meta":{"origin":58360,"position":3},"title":"Radio World features a tribute to the Zenith Transoceanic","author":"Thomas","date":"June 3, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to a number of SWLing Post contributors who've shared a link to this excellent article by Denny Sanders in Radio World Magazine about the history of the Zenith Transoceanic: Zenith Trans-Oceanic Radio in War and Peace This iconic portable receiver was known for durability and quality They say\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Articles"","block_context":{"text":"Articles","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/articles\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Transoceanic-Dial.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Transoceanic-Dial.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Transoceanic-Dial.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":12679,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2015\/03\/zenith-r520aurr-transoceanic-radio-on-ebay\/","url_meta":{"origin":58360,"position":4},"title":"Zenith R520A\/URR Transoceanic Radio on eBay","author":"Thomas","date":"March 17, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Since I'm a complete sucker for Signal Corps radios, my buddy David Korchin (K2WNW), thought it would be a great idea to tempt me with this recent listing on eBay: a rare Zenith R520A\/URR. 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