[Boatanchors] As seen on TV

[Nick England]

This is an interesting looking radio - the front panel control markings are
all quite reasonable for a receiver - xtal filter, phasing, BFO, etc.
ID anyone?
I grabbed some closeup shots and posted them at
http://www.virhistory.com/ham/freq/

The 5 minute promo video is at
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BL8Rl2n2C6Y

Nick England K4NYW
www.navy-radio.com



> In a message dated 8/19/2016 1:00:54 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> hlritter at twc.com writes:
>
> Has  anyone seen the TV trailers for an upcoming SF/supernatural series
> called  “Frequency”? A woman communicates with her long-dead Ham father
> across
> time  using his old transceiver after lightning strikes the antenna (of
> course! Who  hasn’t had THAT happen?) and will apparently try to warn him
> of
> his impending  murder.
>
> The closeup of the rig doesn’t look like any that I’ve seen.  Looks
> Hallicrafters-oid, but too narrow, too few controls, a panadaptor screen
> lit by
> an incandescent source (!) but no trace, no nomenclature. Front panel,  no
> cabinet. It looks like something cobbled together for the show. If so, I
> have
> no idea why they didn’t just use an actual period rig. It’s not like  they’
> d be doing product placement for a company that refused to pay for same!
> (Which I think is the explanation for the supremely irritating habit of  “
> reality” shows where every incidental corporate logo on vehicles, T-shirts,
> buildings, etc., is blurred out – no payola, no publicity!)
>
> Anyone seen  it? Thoughts?
>
> —howard  n7exn
>