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In The Movies On The Television |
Below are just a few, Callsigns may be Ficticious or real. Radio Amateurs are sometimes used as consultants,
and since they like to promote the hobby wherever possible, there may be hidden messages in
some movies, especially where morse code (CW) is used.
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| Movie Title | Year | Starring | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 Days In The Jungle | 2002 | Michael Riley Aidan Devine Jonathan Scarfe Adrien Dorval |
In this Movie, the Negotiators are using a
Kenwood TS-820S
to keep in contact with the kidnappers. Type: Drama (Based on a True Story). |
| 2012 | 2009 | John Cusack Amanda Peet Danny Glover Woody Harrelson |
30 minutes into this action packed movie,
Charlie Frost's camper Features a Yaesu
FT-736R,
A Fanon CB, and a Realistic
Pro-2020 Scanner. Type: Action, Thriller. |
| 2047 (Sights of death) |
2014 | Danny Glover Daryl Hannah Michcael Madsen Rutger Hauer |
About 1hr into this SciFi movie, an Icom
IC-756PROII is used.
There are also promotion posters for both the Pro II and the Icom
IC-7000 clearly visible. Type: SciFi, Action, Thriller. |
| Alien Vs Predator Requiem | 2007 | Donald Sutherland Vanessa Redgrave Richard Widmark Christopher Lee |
A few minutes into this Movie, whilst being pursued by the bad guys across the snow, The good guy makes it to his tent to call for help using a Yaesu FT-200 Type: Action, Thriller. |
American Made | 2017 | Tom Cruise Sarah Wright Domhnall Gleeson Jesse Plemons |
In this crime movie based on a true story, Barry Seal is using a Ray Jefferson
680-ADF to navigate his plane.
It is very briefly seen at around 25 minutes into the movie. Type: Action, Biography, Comedy, Crime. |
Baywatch 2017 | 2017 | Dwayne Johnson Zac Efron Alexandra Daddario Kelly Rohrbach |
about 1hr 27m Into this comic remake, an Icom
IC-M324
is briefly but clearly seen Type: Action, Thriller. |
Bear Island | 1979 | Donald Sutherland Vanessa Redgrave Richard Widmark Christopher Lee |
A few minutes into this Movie, whilst being pursued by the bad guys across the snow, The good guy makes it to his tent to call for help using a Yaesu FT-200 Type: Action, Thriller. |
Bird Box | 208 | Sandra Bullock Trevante Rhodes Jacki Weaver Rosa Salazar |
In this post-apocalyptic thriller, Malorie (Sandra Bullock) is using a Cobra HH
38 WXST
on several occasions throughout the movie. Type: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi. |
| Blast from the Past | 1998 | Brendan Fraser Alicia Silverstone Christopher Walken Sissy Spacek |
About 6 minutes into this comedy, a
Hallicrafters S-40
is briefly displayed. Type: Comedy. |
| Blue Monday (Blå måndag) |
2001 | Göran Gillinger Eva Röse Viktor Bolin Linda Ulvaeus |
we can see in the beginning of this Swedish Movie, a classic
Motorola GP-300
is clearly visible. During a shootout towards the end, we can briefly see a police officer grab an
Ericsson P-305
from his patrol car. Type: Action/Thriller. |
Cliffhanger | 1993 | Sylvester Stallone John Lithgow Michael Rooker Janine Turner |
In the beginning of the movie, young Ellie, with callsign W9GFO, sits by her ham station,
a Collins
KWM-2A,
calling CQ. She has a brief QSO with K4WLD in Florida. About 30 minutes into the movie,
the SETI crew is using non-ham HT's of unknown brand. Type: Action/Adventure/Thriller. |
| Contact | 1997 | Jody Foster Matthew McConaughey Tom Skerritt Angela Bassett |
In the beginning of the movie, young Ellie, with callsign W9GFO, sits by her ham station, a
Collins KWM-2A,
calling CQ. She has a brief QSO with K4WLD in Florida. About 30 minutes into the movie,
the SETI crew is using non-ham HT's of unknown brand. Type: Sci-Fi. |
| Death Race | 2008 | Jason Statham Joan Allen Tyrese Gibson Ian McShane |
About 1hr 16m Into this Movie, we get to see a Hallicrafters
CB-3A
CB radio, A Blast from the Past Type: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller. |
| Death Wish | 2008 | Bruce Willis Elisabeth Shue Vincent D'Onofrio Dean Norris |
About 1hr 22m Into this Movie, we can see the well known Hytera
MD-785 FM/DMR
Transceiver Type: Action/Thriller. |
| Die Hard | 1989 | Bruce Willis Alan Rickman Bonnie Bedelia |
About 55m into this movie, on Thornburgs desk, is a
Kenwood TS-711
together with a couple of unidentified Scanners. Also, the terrorists are using Kenwood
TH-41AT
HT's which are capable of amazing things such as full duplex and very sensitive VOX (movie fake of course). Type: Action/Thriller. |
| Die Hard 2 | 1990 | Bruce Willis William Atherton Bonnie Bedelia |
The terrorists are using Kenwood
TH-45AT
HT's throughout the film. The counter terrorist team has a Kenwood
TS-940
with the
SM-220
station monitor on top of it. Type: Action/Thriller. |
| Die Hard 3 With a Vengeance |
1995 | Bruce Willis Samuel L. Jackson Jeremy Irons Graham Greene |
About 30m Into this Movie, McClane is using a Cobra 19 Ultra to make a fake emergency call.
TH-45AT
HT's throughout the film. The counter terrorist team has a Kenwood
TS-940
with the
SM-220
station monitor on top of it. Type: Action/Thriller. |
| Die Hard 4 Live free or Die hard |
2007 | Bruce Willis Maggie Q Justin Long |
About 6m in McClane (Bruce Willis) answers a call on an ADI
AR-147
Transceiver. Also towards the end of the film, we see McClane using a Uniden Bearcat BCT-15 Scanner, (Installed in the semi trailer) as a CB transceiver !. Type: Action/Thriller, ....Also known as 'Live Free or Die Hard'. |
| Dr No (James Bond) |
1962 | Sean Connery Ursula Andress Joseph Wiseman Bernhard Lee |
About 4 minutes into the movie, a female agent with callsign W6N, is using a
K.W. Vanguard
to call G7W in London. Next to it is an
Eddystone 840/A.
The woman is killed and the scene shifts to London, where more than ten Racal RA 17L or RA 117 receivers are displayed (it's impossible to see the difference between the two). Type: Spy/Action. |
| Dukes Of Hazzard (The Begining) |
2006 | Jonathon Bennet Randy Wayne April Scott Willie Nelson |
The CB Radio in the Duke's Dodge Charger is a Cobra
29 LTD Classic.
Type: Action/Comedy. |
| Dukes Of Hazzard | 2005 | Seann William Scott Johnny Knoxville Jessica Simpson Willie Nelson |
There are several CB rigs seen in this comedy. The Duke's Dodge Charger sports a Cobra
29 WX NW ST,
Boss Hogg's Cadillac has a white Cobra
75 WX ST
and I yet have to identify the radio in Cooters tow truck. Type: Action/Comedy. |
| Eye Of The Tiger | 1986 | Garey Busey Yaphet Kotto Seymour cassel |
Garey Listens in on the Police with a Regency
MX3000
Scanner Type: Action/Thriller. |
| Frequency | 2000 | Dennis Quaid James Caviezel Shawn Doyle |
In this movie, a Heathkit
SB-301
plays a central role. It's used as a transceiver, but as you probably know, it's actually a receiver. Type: Thriller. |
| Getaway | 2013 | Ethan Hawke Selena Gomez Jon Voight |
A Kenwood
TM-D710A
is briefly displayed on the dashboard of a specially customized Shelby Mustang. Type: Action/Thriller. |
| Ghostbusters Afterlife | 2021 | Carrie Coon Paul Rudd Finn Wolfhard Mckenna Grace |
About 57minutes into the movie, a Bearcat
BC III
is briefly displayed on the top of the dashboard of the Ghostbusters Converted Cadillac Ambulance. Type: Action/Thriller. |
| Grand Theft Auto | 1977 | Ron Howard Nancy Morgan Elizabeth Rogers |
About 38 minutes into this Comedy a
Hy-Gain II
cn be seen being used by two pursuers of the Rolls Royce, Also being used are some Realistic TRC (Unknown Model Numbers) Handheld CB Radios by the pursuers in both helicopter and Cars Type: Comedy/Road Movie. |
| Heat | 1995 | Robert DeNiro Al Pacino Val Kilmer Jon Voight |
In just under 10 Minutes Into this action Movie, the robbers monitor the police with a RadioShack PRO-2030 Scanner, and a RadioShack PRO-2036 Scanner Type: Crime, Drama, Thriller. |
| High Heels & Low Lifes | 2001 | Minnie Driver Mary McCormack Kevin McNally |
In the beginning of this action comedy, a Kenwood
TM-V7
is used to eavesdrop on cellphones. The frequencies displayed are not from any cellphone band, but that's Movies for you. Type: Action/Comedy. |
| High-Ballin' | 1978 | Peter Fonda Jerry Reed Helen Shaver Chris Wiggins |
About 13 Minutes into this action comedy, a Pace
1000B
Basestation CB Radio is used by 'Duke' (Jerry Reed) and another Pace
1000B
Basestation CB Radio is seen about 26 Minutes into the Movie. And 2 Minutes later an as yet unidentified Mobile CB Radio is used by 'Pickup' (Helen Shaver).
About 8 Minutes later another unidentified Mobile CB Radio is used by 'Duke' in his Truck, And lastly A Realistic Navaho Basestation
TRC-440
Basestation CB Radio is seen being used bi 'King Caroll' in his office. Type: Action/Comedy. |
| Highwaymen | 2004 | Jim Caviezel Rhona Mitra Frankie Faison Colm Feore |
Around 7:30 minutes into this thriller, a Cobra
148 NW ST with the S-meter replaced by a LED bar, and two
BC-760XLT's Uniden Bearcat BC-760XLT can be seen in Rennie's car.
The police listens on a Cobra
18 WX ST II
about 42:43 minutes into the movie. Type: Action |
| How It Ends | 2018 | Paul Schiff Forest Whitaker Kat Graham Mark O'Brien |
About 30 minutes into this disaster thriller, some native americans are using a Hallicrafters S-53A for searching for radio transmissions. Type: Action |
| Independence day Resurgence |
2016 | Liam Hemsworth Jeff Goldblum Maika Monroe Bill Pullman |
About 1hr 19m Into This Movie, the crew on one of the ships in the mid-atlantic salvage expedition
hooks up an old Yaesu
FT-101E so they can communicate with Area 51.. Type: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi |
| Jaws 2 | 1978 | Roy Scheider Lorraine Gary Murray Hamilton Jeffrey Kramer |
About 22 minutes into this horror/thriller flic, chief Brody is using a Hy-Gain
2 (1292) to communicate with deputy
Hendricks while he is at sea. Type: Drama, Horror, Thriller. |
| Joy Ride | 2001 | Steve Zhan Paul Walker Leelee Sobieski Jessica Bowman |
In this Road Movie, Fuller (Steve Zahn), Buys a Cherokee
Nightrider 150
CB Radio (The original Analog S-Meter has been replaced by an LED Bargraph) and plays a prank on a trucker with deadly consequences Type: Thriller, ....Also known as Roadkill. |
| Lethal weapon 2 | 1989 | Mel Gibson Danny Glover Joe Pesci Patsy Kensit |
In the beginning of this action movie, the police officers are listening in on Riggs & Murtaugh's hot pursuit with a Realistic PRO-48 and a Realistic PRO-2001. Type: Action. |
| Nightcrawler | 2014 | Jake Gyllenhaal Rene Russo Bill Paxton |
In this Crime.Thriller There appears to be a Realistic
PRO-7A
or
PRO-78
Being used Type: Action/Thriller. |
| Nightwaves | 2003 | Sherilyn Fenn David Nerman Bruce Dinsmore Francis X McCarthy |
This Canadian TV-movie is a crime story woven around eavesdropping. The Scanner in question appears to be a Uniden/Bearcat
BC-898T
which is hooked up to all sorts of audio equipment and controlled by a computer. Type: Action/Thriller. |
| Paul | 2011 | Simon Pegg Nick Frost Seth Rogen (Voice) |
in this Movie, Moses is seen using Regency
ACT-R10
eavesdropping on the local police. Type: SciFi/Comedy. |
| Smokey and the Bandit | 1977 | Burt Reynolds Sally Field Jerry Reed |
In this Movie, The Bandit is seen using Pace
10-4U
Scanner to listen to the local police, And a Pace CB-166 To Communicate With Cledus "Snowman" Snow. Type: Action/Comedy. |
| Some Like It Hot | 1959 | Marilyn Monroe Jack Lemmon Tony Curtis George Raft |
About 1hr 40m into this classic comedy, a Hallicrafters
S-20R is used by
Osgood Fielding III as a Marine VHF Telephone. Type: Action. |
| Spectral | 2016 | James Badge Dale Emily Mortimer Max Martini Bruce Greenwood |
About 11 Minutes into this SciFi Movie, in the US Base in Moldova, a Kenwood
TS-940S can briefly be seen. Type: Action. |
| Spider-Man 3 | 2007 | Tobey Maguire Kirsten Dunst James Franco |
Peter Parker (Maguire) is using a Realistic
PRO-48
to monitor the local police frequencies Type: Action. |
| Taken | 2008 | Liam Neeson Maggie Grace Leland Orser |
About halfway into this action movie, Bryan Mills is using an Alinco
DJ-S41C
together with a Nokia cellphone to fool the french security agents. Type: Action/Thriller. |
| The Anderson Tapes | 1971 | Sean Connery Dyan Cannon Martin Balsam |
While Duke Anderson (Connery) and gang are robbing a block of apartments, A young boy uses a Heathkit
HW-101 To radio for help Type: Action. |
| The Bank Job | 2008 | Jason Statham Saffron Burrows Stephen Campbell Moore Hattie Morahan |
A Radio Amateur Picks up the Bank Robbers Walkie Talkies, Whilst Tuning his Yaesu
FT-101
And Informs The local police Type: Action. |
| The island of Dr. Moreau | 1996 | Marlon Brando Val Kilmer David Thevlis Fairuza Balk |
At about 0:47 and 0:54 in this scifi drama, we can see the island's radio station, consisting of an Icom IC-765 with an SM-8 desk mike and a Yaesu FL-2100Z FL-2100Z Power Amplifier. This Mihht well have been Brando's own equipment as he actually was an active Radio Amateur. Type: Action. |
| The Quiet Hour | 2014 | Dakota Blue Richards Karl Davies Brigitte Millar Jack McMullen |
At about 4½ minutes into this scifi drama, we can see Jack Using an Icom IC-910 (SSB is heard, But the Mode on the radio is set to FM :-)) Type: scifi/Drama. |
| The Ring 2 | 2005 | Naomi Watts Max Rourke Elizabeth Perkins |
About 11 minutes into this Movie, we can see a Regency
ACT-E106,
and a Regency
R-2060
and a Uniden
BC-9000XLT
in action in the News reporters office. Type: Horror. |
| Thunder Run | 1986 | Forrest Tucker John Ireland John Shepherd Jill Whitlow Wallace Langham Graham Ludlow Alan Rachins |
About An Hour into this action movie, A Sharp
CB-2460
can Be Seen In The Terrorists VW Beetle Whilst He Is Pursuing ''Thunder''
A Few Minutes Later it has Miraculously Disappeared from the Dashboard In Another close Up!. Also A Midland
76-900
is being used by a Friends Back at Base To Keep In Touch With Charlie & Chris.
And Lastly In the Pursuing Truck, a Realistic
TRC-424
Is Pulled Out Of The Dashboard And Destroyed By The Terrorist Type: Action/Thriller. |
| Tomb Raider (The Cradle of Life) |
2003 | Angelina Jolie Gerard Butler Noah Taylor |
Lara Croft goes Yaesu! Yes it's true. About 58 minutes into this movie, Lara and Terry enters a bio lab, where Lara grabs a Yaesu
VX-7R
from an unconscious guard. Type: Action. |
Transformers (Age Of Extinction) |
2014 | Mark Wahlberg Nicola Peltz Jack Reynor Li Bingbing |
About 51 Minutes into this Sci-Fi Movie, we can clearly see a Cobra
148 GTL inside the cockpit of Optimus Prime when he is in Truck Mode. Type: Action/Adventure/Sci-Fi. |
| Up Close & Personal | 1996 | Robert Redford Michelle Pfeiffer Stockard Channing |
After about 45 minutes, we get to see a Realistic
PRO-54
in Warren Justice's home. Type: Romantic/Drama. |
| Vanishing Point | 1996 | Viggo Mortensen Jason Priestley Peta Wilson Keith David |
In this remake of the 1971 movie, Kowalski buys a used Realistic
PRO-48
from an ex marine to monitor the police activities.
The local broadcast station (KBHX) is listening in with a Realistic
PRO-2022
. Type: Action. |
| Virus | 1999 | Jamie Lee Curtis Donald Sutherland William Baldwin Joanna Pacula |
In this Sci-Fi movie, the crew is running around on a science ship, using Kenwood
TH-27A
HT's. For one brief moment, one of them is clearly displayed. Type: Sci-Fi/Horror. |
| Where Eagles Dare | 1968 | Richard Burton Clint Eastwood Mary Ure Sir Michael Hordern |
Smith (R.Burton) is using a British
Wireless set no.18
to keep in contact with HQ ("Broadsword" calling "Danny Boy").
The short telescopic whip antenna is a movie fake though.
The real antenna is made for the lower HF spectrum and consists
of a number of copper tubings that threads together. Type: Action. |
| Movie Title | Year | Starring | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Chapo | 2017-> | Marco de la O Humberto Busto Alejandro Aguilar Rodrigo Abed |
In season 2, episode 4 of this crime drama based on a true story, a pair of Icom
IC-R71A is used to tap in on the action. Type: Drama?i. |
| Fear The Walking Dead | 2015-> | Kim Dickens Alycia Debnam-Carey Lennie James Jenna Elfman |
In the beginning of episode 11 in season 4, Morgan steps into a truck stop where he finds a working Kenwood
TS-830S and a bunch of HT's It can be seen even more in season 4 finale. Type: ?i. |
| Gotham | 2014-2019 | Ben McKenzie David Mazouz Sean Pertwee Camren Bicondova Robin Lord Taylor |
In episode 1, 2 and 4 of season 5, we can see captain Gordon communicate with the mainland on a National
NC-173 or possibly an
NC-183. A nice Turner desk mike is connected to it. Type: ?i. |
| Life On Mars (Series 1 Episode 3) |
2006 | John Simm Philip Glenister Liz White Dean Andrews Marshall Lancaster |
About 40 Seconds into this Episode, We See Detective Inspector Sam Tyler using a PYE Westminster
F 15 FM. Mobile Radio In the unmarked Ford Cortina MKIII Police Car Type: Science Fiction/Thriller/Drama. |
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| Lost In Space | 2018-> | Toby Stephens Molly Parker Maxwell Jenkins Taylor Russell |
In s1, ep5 of this re-imagined sci-fi series, the ground team tries to contact the mothership "Resolute" with what appears to be a Yaesu
FT-2980R. It can be more clearly seen in s1, ep9 although it has been taped to cover the brand and model number. In s1, ep10 they're aven communicating via the good ol' morse code. Type: ?i. |
| Marvel Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. |
2013-> | Clark Gregg Ming-Na Wen Chloe Bennet Elizabeth Henstridge Iain De Caestecker |
In season 5, episode 3 of this sci-fi series, agent Coulson is tuning in on an Icom
IC-756 Pro aboard an alien spaceship. The model number is impossible to see, but the Pro has a meter scale in red, green and yellow, as opposed to Pro II and III with their meter scale in red, green and white. The Pro can be seen at about 19:10 and 25:30. It's powered by a Samlex
SEC-1223 PSU. Type: ?i. |
| Stranger Things | 2016-> | Winona Ryder Noah Schnapp Millie Bobby Brown Gaten Matarazzo |
The main characters are using CB HT's to keep in contact. Two of these are the huge Realistic
TRC-206 and
TRC-214. In the school's A/V-club, they also have a Heathkit
DX-60 and an
HR-10. Type: ?i. |
|
Terry & June (Eyeball Eyeball) |
1982 | Terry Scott June Whitfield Ian Masters |
In this episode of the TV Series "Terry & June" (Season 5, Episode 4) Terry is seen using an Elftone ELCB6000 in his living room & later on talking on an LCL Economy 40 FM while out in his car. Type: Comedy. |
| The Blacklist | 2013-> | Megan Boone James Spader Diego Klattenhoff Ryan Eggold |
In season 5, episode 9, Elizabeth Keen transmits on a Swan
270 Cygnet in her country hideaway. It's supposed to be a VHF radio for weather reporting, but in the real world, we all know it's a ham transceiver for the HF bands. Type: ?i. |
| The Blacklist Redemption |
2017 | Ryan Eggold Famke Janssen Edi Gathegi Tawny Cypress |
In episode five of this short lived spinoff, a Uniden
UM-380 is used to send distress beacons. Type: ?i. |
| The Last Ship | 2014-2018 | Eric Dane Adam Baldwin Bridget Regan Charles Parnell |
In episode eight in the fifth and final season, CMC Russ Jeter is using a Galaxy
DX-2547 to alert commander Chandler and his team about the command center takeover. Type: ?i. |
| Timeless | 2016-2018 | Abigail Spencer Matt Lanter Malcolm Barrett Goran Visnjic |
In the pilote episode of this scifi series packed with historic references, we briefly get to see a Uniden Bearcat
BC-75XLT and a Yaesu
FL-101. Type: ?i. |
| Young Sheldon | 2018-> | Iain Armitage Zoe Perry Lance Barber Annie Potts |
In season 1, episode 16, Sheldon is using the PA function of a President
Dwight D. located in the principal's office. It has the matching speaker and a Turner desk mike connected to it. Type: ?i. |
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