Frank Dresser wrote:

Sure, there are some Hallicrafters radios in the Hollywood A movies. But it
seems like one out of three of the cheesy low-budget sci-fi movies from the
50s had at least one. One of the journey to the center of the earth movies
had two, one modified with a piece of paper to serve as an indicator of the
mileage from the earth's surface.

Oh, the boatanchor tradition in films continues on and on. Even on TV,
too. Watch episodes of Alf where he uses a Heathkit product to contact
his home planet.

There's a 50s Dragnet episode which shows a s-38 stacked on top of a S-40.
At the time I saw it, I had my radios stacked the same way -- more than
fifty years later!

It's a good combination.... much nicer than that Heathkit.

Oh, and if you like military boatanchors, watch Mission to Burma. Lots of
different field radios on display, from the PRC-6 on up.
--scott
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