[Milsurplus] MN 26 in the movies, Rocketship XM

[Mike Morrow]

>... 1950s sci fi. Rocketship cabin has what appears to be an  MN 26 DF
>installation with control box, tuning cable azimuth indicator clearly visible.

My favorite "old radio gear in modern movie" is the 1980 movie "Alien."  In the spacecraft, there is a corridor leading to the ship's computer.  A panel in the corridor sports a re-painted C-30A/ARC-5 HF/VHF transmitter control box.

> ... Moon shot goes awry and the crew goes to Mars etc.

I hate it when that happens.

73,
Mike / KK5F