{"id":65860,"date":"2026-04-24T08:27:36","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T12:27:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=65860"},"modified":"2026-04-24T08:28:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T12:28:21","slug":"denis-spots-radios-in-true-detective","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2026\/04\/denis-spots-radios-in-true-detective\/","title":{"rendered":"Denis Spots Radio Gear in True Detective"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/True-Detective-title-1.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-65863\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/True-Detective-title-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/True-Detective-title-1.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/True-Detective-title-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/True-Detective-title-1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/True-Detective-title-1-624x468.jpeg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a>Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Denis (UA3221SWL), who writes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Hello, Thomas.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">I found some very interesting RX devices in True Detective S03E03 but can&#8217;t identify them:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/True-Detective-1.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-65861\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/True-Detective-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/True-Detective-1.jpeg 1600w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/True-Detective-1-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/True-Detective-1-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/True-Detective-1-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/True-Detective-1-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/True-Detective-1-624x351.jpeg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>First, a vintage 70-80s RadioShack HiFi receiver (STA or QTA series)<\/li>\n<li>And right behind the actor, there&#8217;s an indoor table multidirectional magnetic\/dipole antenna (I think it is) from the same manufacturer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Can we ask the SWLing Post community for more information? Thanks for your work!<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Best regards,<br \/>\nDenis UA3221SWL<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thanks for bringing this to our attention, Denis! Can anyone help with the details? Please comment!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Denis (UA3221SWL), who writes: Hello, Thomas. I found some very interesting RX devices in True Detective S03E03 but can&#8217;t identify them: First, a vintage 70-80s RadioShack HiFi receiver (STA or QTA series) And right behind the actor, there&#8217;s an indoor table multidirectional magnetic\/dipole antenna (I think it is) from [&hellip;]<\/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],"tags":[11093,5506,11092],"class_list":["post-65860","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-nostalgia","tag-denis-ua3221swl","tag-radios-in-movies","tag-true-detective"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-h8g","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":51724,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2022\/02\/denis-wins-an-incredibly-rare-zoe-tristan-da-cuhna-qsl-at-auction\/","url_meta":{"origin":65860,"position":0},"title":"Denis wins an incredibly rare ZOE (Tristan Da Cuhna) QSL at auction","author":"Thomas","date":"February 1, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Denis, who writes: Dear Thomas, Following the article about the ZOE QSL card a few years ago, I came across another QSL at an Australian auction house. 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