[DX] Re: [amsat-bb] Saturday Night at the Movies

John Geiger [email protected]
Wed, 12 Mar 2003 11:56:20 -0800 (PST)


I believe that the radio was a Heathkit SB102.  Here
is another good exercise.  See how many movies/TV
shows you can think of that make reference to ham
radio.  Here is my list so far:

1. Frequency
2. High Frequency-see a kid on 1 land work HB on 2 mhz
at the middle of the afternoon.  Uses Icom Equipment
3. Phenomenom-believe they are using Kenwood TS940
4. Contact
5. The Munsters-herman gets a ham radio with a really
big tube in it. Sings over the air
6. The Simpsons-in one episode, we see that one of
Marge's sisters is a ham radio operator.  It is her
only form of social contact (that hits close to home)

Any others you can think of?
--- Keith O'Brien <[email protected]> wrote:
> I've always enjoyed movies, especially when they
> included a theme about Ham 
> Radio. This Saturday night, the stateside ABC
> network will show the TV 
> premiere of the movie 'Frequency'. Staring Dennis
> Quaid as a policeman who 
> tries to alter the past after making contact with
> his ham radio father who 
> died 30 years earlier in an accident.
> 
> A GOOD movie that has a lot of radio scenes. See if
> you can catch the call 
> signs used and identify the make and model of the
> equipment. Hint, the 
> equipment was very popular in its time, but is no
> longer made. Also check 
> QRZ.com or Buckmaster to see if the calls are
> legitimate.
> 
> So get the popcorn ready and enjoy Saturday night at
> the movies, Ham Radio 
> style.. 73 Keith N4ZQ
> 
> PS: So as not to spoil the fun for others, keep the
> answers to yourself.
> 
>
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