[Boatanchors] Boatanchor siting in 1943 "Batman" movie serial, can you identify it?

[Michael OBrien]

That's a Hallicrafters SX-23 receiver. Not many made, wonderful Art Deco cabinet design, highly prized by collectors.

de Mike, K0MYW


--- On Thu, 5/26/11, Philip (KO6BB) <ko6bb at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> From: Philip (KO6BB) <ko6bb at sbcglobal.net>
> Subject: [Boatanchors] Boatanchor siting in 1943 "Batman" movie serial, can you identify it?
> To: "Boatanchor List" <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
> Date: Thursday, May 26, 2011, 4:39 PM
> Hi,
> Today I was posting the 15 episodes of the 1943 Batman
> serial to my Old 
> Time Radio blog.  While doing so I saw a boatanchor
> radio that looks 
> familiar.  In episode 5 the villein  was using it
> to communicate with an 
> Enemy Sub.  I've posted two pictures at my OTR blog
> site, you may see 
> them here (click on image to enlarge).  Besides the
> boatanchor radio, 
> there are other scenes containing old gear (one has a
> number of 
> equipment racks with lots of meters, don't know what it
> is).  As in many 
> old movies/serials there is a lot of what I call 'Pseudo
> Science', and 
> as it was filmed during the height of WWII, stereotyping of
> our former 
> enemies.
> 
> http://ko6bb1.multiply.com/photos/album/32/Unidentified_Boatanchor_radio
> 
> You may see the first of the 15 episodes here, all 15
> posted in 
> sequence.  NOTE:  This video series will only be
> open to the general 
> public for a couple days, then moved to "Contacts Only" for
> security 
> reasons. . .
> 
> http://ko6bb1.multiply.com/video/item/222/Batman_1943_01_Of_15_The_Electrical_Brain.asf
> 
> -- 
> 73 de Phil,  KO6BB
> http://www.qsl.net/ko6bb/   (Web Page)
> http://ko6bb1.multiply.com/ (My OTR Blog)
> http://cbsmysterytheater.multiply.com/
> (My CBS
> Radio Mystery Theater Blog)
> 
> RADIOS:
> Yaesu FT-2000 Xceiver for "hamming" and LF Beacons.
> National NC-183 16 Tube Receiver (circa 1949)
> Zenith "American" Royal-7000 Transoceanic. (circa 1970)
> Realistic DX-380 Digital Portable.
> 
> Central California
> 
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