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

Wed, 12 Mar 2003 15:24:59 -0500

Hi:
     Just my 2 cents worth, if it is the same movie that I remember, I
think it was just a SB-303 and no SB-401, and if you look closely
the mic cable was somehow rigged in the back of the SB-600 spkr.
Also used what looked like a Hy-Gain Explorer-14 as the antenna.

73 De Mike
VE3YF


At 11:56 03/12/2003 -0800, John Geiger wrote:
>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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