Scanners On TV
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In episode 6 "Revelations" of The Bondsman, Kitty (played by Beth Grant) comes across Hub's (played by Kevin Bacon) wrecked vehicle. She overhears talk of a murder at the local bait and tackle on her Uniden BC125AT. She rushes over there and is spotted by the sheriff, who grows suspicious of her and Hub.
Surprised nobody has mentioned the rolling zeros Bearcat 2xx scanner inside the army field tent in the movie Rambo.
And I swear I've seen an ICOM R-7000 (or could be R-71) in The Big Bang Theory, near the front door on a shelf inside Sheldon's apartment.
And I swear I've seen an ICOM R-7000 (or could be R-71) in The Big Bang Theory, near the front door on a shelf inside Sheldon's apartment.
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The radio used to consult Rampart looks like a Marti Rpu Transmitter.
Eng74
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The scanner from Emergency! is all the back at page 2.
I watched "Airport" from 1970 last night. A bit of a campy movie, which I think was made for TV. Where else can you see a cigar-chomping George Kennedy hit full throttle to get a 707 out of a snow bank?
They did *try* to get it right as far as the use of radio in ATC and airport operations. Spotted these two receivers being used by Burt Lancaster's character.
They did *try* to get it right as far as the use of radio in ATC and airport operations. Spotted these two receivers being used by Burt Lancaster's character.
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BC III. 1970's. First scanner I had.
I've been watching Hill Street Blues
Captain Furillo has had a Realistic PRO-2002 in his office, plus a Realistic DX-160 and TRC-431 CB base station. I also spotted some sort of tunable single-band receiver and what looks like a DX-302 in one of the later seasons.
Captain Furillo has had a Realistic PRO-2002 in his office, plus a Realistic DX-160 and TRC-431 CB base station. I also spotted some sort of tunable single-band receiver and what looks like a DX-302 in one of the later seasons.
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Pure nostalgia! No programing or reading a book needed before use., ya just gotta have them talking before you can "zero-in" on the frequency you want. Too bad it's so big, I have a radio I leave on the same station 24/7, something like that would be kinda cool.
Absolutely! I have a few of those old tunable receivers, including the 1986 vintage Realistic SW-60 that was my first new radio. They have poor selectivity, and hearing stations on adjacent frequencies simultaneously was par for the course!
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The Bioiphone that Gage and DeSoto used to communicate with Rampart Base was a real thing, but the one used on the show was probably a prop without working innards.
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ecps92
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or might he be referencing the Rampart Base Scanner (forgot which model) that they (eh, programmed) to listen to the Fire Dept by pushing in the Black buttons of a Crystal ScannerThe Bioiphone that Gage and DeSoto used to communicate with Rampart Base was a real thing, but the one used on the show was probably a prop without working innards.
Biophone - Wikipedia
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I have a vague recollection the Rampart Base Scanner was a Regency TMR-8 series, something like this one. LA County FD was still on VHF Hi in those days (LA City FD was on low band). I still have mine from that era stored in the garage. It was a great scanner in its day.
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similar, but... I even think someone posted it long ago in this thread
Scene from the new Bob Odenkirk film.
