{"id":62747,"date":"2025-04-30T20:18:30","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T00:18:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=62747"},"modified":"2025-04-30T06:19:17","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T10:19:17","slug":"video-ham-radio-in-movies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2025\/04\/video-ham-radio-in-movies\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: Ham Radio in Movies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-29-at-06.30.44.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-51366\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-29-at-06.30.44.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"619\" height=\"408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-29-at-06.30.44.jpeg 619w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-29-at-06.30.44-300x198.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 619px) 100vw, 619px\" \/><\/a>Many thanks to <em>SWLing Post<\/em> contributor Paul, who writes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Hi Thomas\u00a0I 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.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/beFm_62YyUk?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=beFm_62YyUk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to view on YouTube.<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Cheers, Paul<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Christchurch, New Zealand<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Paul, who writes: Hi Thomas\u00a0I 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<\/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":[3,305,304],"tags":[5506],"class_list":["post-62747","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-nostalgia","category-videos","tag-radios-in-movies"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-gk3","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":35699,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2019\/01\/radios-in-godzilla-2-trailer\/","url_meta":{"origin":62747,"position":0},"title":"Radios in Godzilla 2 trailer","author":"Thomas","date":"January 26, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Ron Chester (W6AZ), who notes that the new Godzilla film contains a number of boat anchors. What I think is so funny is how they've altered the logging\/fine tune dial of the Hammarlund SP-600 to look like signal strength meter! 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The synopsis: After repairing his HAM radio using parts found in the forest, a recluse radio operator receives a distress call from a stranded Soviet cosmonaut in orbit. I thoroughly\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Ham Radio&quot;","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\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-12-at-06.46.10.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-12-at-06.46.10.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-12-at-06.46.10.jpeg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-12-at-06.46.10.jpeg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":60696,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2024\/09\/famous-collins-transceiver-in-apocalypse-now\/","url_meta":{"origin":62747,"position":2},"title":"Famous Collins Transceiver in Apocalypse Now","author":"Dan Robinson","date":"September 20, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"by Dan Robinson We have seen so many great receivers and other equipment appear in movies, it's surprising that this one may have slipped by our Radios in Movies radar.In Apocalypse Now, the classic 1979 epic war film produced and directed by Francis Ford Coppola, Captain Willard (Martin Sheen) is\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Ham Radio&quot;","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\/2024\/09\/FB_IMG_1726113140092.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/FB_IMG_1726113140092.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/FB_IMG_1726113140092.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/FB_IMG_1726113140092.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/FB_IMG_1726113140092.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":31759,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2018\/04\/transceiver-discovered-on-marvels-agents-of-s-h-i-e-l-d\/","url_meta":{"origin":62747,"position":3},"title":"Transceiver discovered on Marvel&#8217;s &#8220;Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.&#8221;","author":"Thomas","date":"April 24, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor,\u00a0Bal\u00e1zs Kov\u00e1cs, who writes: [Found this radio on] Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 05 Episode 03 (on a spaceship in the future): Great catch,\u00a0Bal\u00e1zs! Can anyone name this modern ham radio transceiver? Please comment! I\u2019ll add this post\u00a0to\u00a0our growing archive of radios in film.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Ham Radio&quot;","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\/2018\/04\/marvels-agents-of-s.h.i.e.l.d..jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/marvels-agents-of-s.h.i.e.l.d..jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/marvels-agents-of-s.h.i.e.l.d..jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":57375,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2023\/08\/bill-identifies-a-credit-card-ht-in-the-movie-hollow-man\/","url_meta":{"origin":62747,"position":4},"title":"Bill identifies a &#8220;credit card&#8221; HT in the movie &#8220;Hollow Man&#8221;","author":"Thomas","date":"August 3, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Bill Hemphill (WD9EQD) who writes: Hi Thomas, Last night, I was watching the movie \"Hollow Man.\" Being a ham, I'm always watching for ham gear being used in movies. Quite often they use various Kenwood or Icom handheld radios. 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