[Milsurplus] Radios in movies

[Paul Thekan]

Wow Ray...I know I saw what you saw...but it's been totally blotted out of
my memory.
I must have because at the time my ladyfriend and I saw the movie..and I
kinda of remember her telling me a few times to keep quiet about those
radios...

Paul
N6FEG


On Fri, Dec 5, 2025, 11:16 AM Ray Fantini <RAFANTINI at salisbury.edu> wrote:

> I know I said I would stop but just cant help it! 1977  “A Bridge too Far”
> directed by Richard Attenborough that although only has one scene set in
> the radio shop full of WS-19 sets provides a good example of the limitation
> of HF AM radios and short antennas along with classic example of military
> planning for not having the right crystals for the air to ground radios.
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> milsurplus-bounces at mailman.qth.net> *On Behalf Of *Paul Thekan
> *Sent:* Friday, December 5, 2025 1:42 PM
> *To:* mstangelo at comcast.net
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> *Subject:* Re: [Milsurplus] Radios in movies
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> The movie "Destination Gobi" 1953 with Richard Widmark IMO accurately
> shows in operation a TBW xmtr and RBM rcvrs along  with the large
> Radiosonde rack mounted set .This all situated in a tent in the Gobi
> desert. NAVY  wanted a remote weather station set up there.  At one point
> Widmark goes out to check on the generator,  the 120vac 800 cycle
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>  I went to to see the 2019 movie Midway..I liked the movie..but had the
> chuckle to myself when a scene with I think was Halsey in a office..and
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> BC 610E all.by itself....at least it wasn't the post war
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