Back to main Last modified 2026-01-09 This area is added just for fun. There are many motion pictures and TV series where radios and/or hams appear in various ways. I will try to list as many as possible here. Callsigns may be either fictive or real. Hams are sometimes used as consultants, and since we like to promote the hobby wherever possible, there may be hidden messages, especially when morse code (CW) or digital modes are used/heard. Movie Year Starring Notes 100 days in the jungle 2002 Michael Riley Aidan Devine Jonathan Scarfe Adrien Dorval In this drama based on a true story, the negotiators are using a Kenwood TS-820S to keep in contact with the kidnappers. ID by: SM0OFV 2012 2009 John Cusack Amanda Peet Danny Glover Woody Harrelson About 30 minutes into this nature disaster movie, in Charlie Frost's camper we can see, among other radios, a Yaesu FT-736R and a Realistic Pro-2020 scanner. ID by: SM0OFV 2047 - Sights of death 2014 Danny Glover Daryl Hannah Michcael Madsen Rutger Hauer 2.22 minutes into the movie, a President JFK ASC CB radio is briefly seen. And at 22:53 a Baofeng UV-5R is used ID by: SM0OFV Aliens vs Predator - Requiem 2007 Steven Pasquale Reiko Aylesworth John Ortiz Johnny Lewis About 60 minutes into this SciFi flick, an Icom IC-756 Pro II is used. There are also promotion posters for both the Pro II and the Icom IC-7000 clearly visible. ID by: SM0OFV 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. ID by: SM0OFV Baywatch 2017 2017 Dwayne Johnson Zac Efron Alexandra Daddario Kelly Rohrbach At about 1:27.34 in this comic remake, an Icom IC-M324 is briefly but clearly seen. ID by: SM0OFV Bird box 2018 Sandra Bullock Trevante Rhodes JackiWeaver Rosa Salazar In this post-apocalyptic thriller, Malorie (Sandra Bullock) is using a Cobra 38 WXST on several occasions throughout the movie. ID by: SM0OFV 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. ID by: SM0OFV Blå måndag (Blue monday) 2001 Göran Gillinger Eva Röse Viktor Bolin Linda Ulvaeus This is one of the crappiest movies I've ever seen. However, it qualifies for this area as we can see in the beginning when 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. A fun fact is that most of this movie was shot in my home town of Solna. ID by: SM0OFV Cliffhanger 1993 Sylvester Stallone John Lithgow Michael Rooker Janine Turner About 30 minutes into the movie, the villains make a distress call from a crashed jet. Rocky Mountain Rescue receives the call on a Yaesu FT-101ZD. At about 1h11m, we can briefly see one of the villains´ HT's, a Kenwood TH-27A. ID by: SM0OFV 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. ID by: SM0OFV Convoy 1978 Kris Kristofferson AliMcGraw Ernest Borgnine Burt Young Franklyn Ajaye Cassie Yates Madge Sinclair Rubber Duck has one of those Midlands with a volume control on the microphone. Sadly, we never get a good enough view to determine which one. The waitress at Raphael's Glide Inn talks on a Midland 13-898B. Chuck Arnoldi has a Realistic TRC-101B (21-129) HT. One of the truckers interviewed by Chuck Arnoldi has a Midland 77-882. Spider Mike also appears to have a Midland 77-882 but with what I believe is a Turner M+2/U power microphone. ID by: SM0OFV Death race 2008 Jason Statham Joan Allen Tyrese Gibson Ian McShane At about 1:16.22, we get to see a CB radio from a distant past; a Hallicrafters CB-3A ID by: SM0OFV Death wish 2018 Bruce Willis Elisabeth Shue Vincent D'Onofrio Dean Norris At about 1:22.22, we can see the well known Hytera MD-785 FM/DMR transceiver ID by: SM0OFV Die hard 1989 Bruce Willis Alan Rickman Bonnie Bedelia About 55 minutes into this movie, on Thornburgs desk, a Kenwood TS-711A can be seen together with two Realistic Pro-48's and one unidentified scanner. Also, the terrorists are using Kenwood TH-21BT HT's (referred to as CB) with UHF rubber ducks mounted. These HT's are capable of amazing things such as full duplex and very sensitive VOX (movie fake of course). ID by: SM0OFV 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. ID by: SM0OFV Die hard 3: Die hard with a vengeance 1995 Bruce Willis Samuel L. Jackson Jeremy Irons Graham Greene At about 30:40, McClane is using a Cobra 19 Ultra to make a fake emergency call. ID by: SM0OFV Die hard 4.0: Live free or Die hard 2007 Bruce Willis Timothy Olyphant Justin Long Maggie Q McClanes car is equipped with an ADI AR-147 as can be seen in the beginning of the movie. Towards the end of the film, we can also see a Uniden Bearcat BCT-15 scanner, which is installed in a semi trailer. McClane use this one as a transceiver to communicate with Freddy "Warlock" with his Cobra 2010 GTL WX, both tuned to 66.6 MHz, haha! ID by: SM0OFV 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). ID by: SM0OFV 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 Cooters tow truck is equipped with a radio I haven't ID'd yet. ID by: SM0OFV 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 only. ID by: SM0OFV Getaway 2013 Ethan Hawke Selena Gomez Jon Voight A Kenwood TM-D710A is briefly displayed on the dashboard of the specially customized Shelby Mustang. ID by: SM0OFV Heat 1995 Robert DeNiro Al Pacino Val Kilmer Jon Voight At 0:09.54 in this crime flic, the robbers listen to the police with a RadioShack Pro-2030 and a Pro-2036. ID by: SM0OFV High heels and low lifes ( Blackmail) 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 far from any cellphone segment, but I don't really care as it's still nice to see "our" equipment on the silver screen. ID by: PU4RRM Highwaymen 2004 Jim Caviezel Rhona Mitra 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 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. ID by: SM0OFV How it ends 2018 Paul Schiff Forest Whitaker Kat Graham Mark O'Brien About 30 minutes into this disaster thriller, some native americans are searching for radio transmissions on a Hallicrafters S-53A. ID by: SM0OFV Independence day: Resurgence 2016 Liam Hemsworth Jeff Goldblum Maika Monroe Bill Pullman At about 1:19.49, 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. ID by: PS7JN Jaws 2 ( Hajen 2) 1978 Roy Scheider Lorraine Gary Murray Hamilton Jeffrey Kramer At around 22 minutes into this horror/thriller flic, chief Brody is using a Hy-Gain 12 (1292) to communicate with deputy Hendricks while he is at sea. ID by: SM0OFV Lethal weapon 2 ( Dödligt vapen 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 Pro-2001. ID by: SM0OFV Nightcrawler 2014 Jake Gyllenhaal Bill Paxton Rene Russo Riz Ahmed In this disturbing crime movie, the main character "Lou Bloom" acquires a Realistic Patrolman Pro-78 to listen in on the action. This can be clearly seen beginning at about 13 minutes into the movie. He later upgrades to a bunch of modern scanners, among them a Uniden Bearcat BCT-15X and a Radio Shack Pro-197. ID by: SM0OFV 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. ID by: SM0OFV Paul 2011 Simon Pegg Nick Frost Kristen Wiig Sigourney Weaver In this sci-fi comedy, a Regency ACT-R10 H/L/U can be seen about 47 minutes into the movie. ID by: SM0OFV Roadkill (Joy ride) 2001 Paul Walker Steve Zahn Leelee Sobieski Jessica Bowman The main radio in this movie is a Cherokee Nightrider 150. It features a LED bargraph in place of the original analog S-meter. ID by: SM0OFV Smokey and the Bandit ( Nu blåser vi snuten) 1977 Burt Reynolds Sally Field Jerry Reed Jackie Gleason The intro sequence reveals a Pace Sidetalk 1000M CB and a Pace Scan 10-4U scanner on the dashboard of Snowman's Kenworth truck. Bandit's Trans Am "Bandit One" is equipped with a Pace CB-166 23 channel CB and a Pace Scan 10-4U as can be seen at about 0:17.10, 0:28.19, 0:37.42 and 1:21.20. ID by: SM0OFV Some like it hot ( I hetaste laget) 1959 Marilyn Monroe Jack Lemmon Tony Curtis George Raft About 1:04.30 into this classic comedy, a Hallicrafters S-20R is used by Osgood Fielding III as a marine VHF telephone. ID by: SM0OFV 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 is briefly seen. ID by: SM0OFV Spiderman 3 2007 Tobey Maguire Kirsten Dunst James Franco Thomas Haden Church Peter Parker has a Realistic Pro-48 to monitor police activities. ID by: SM0OFV Taken 2008 Liam Neeson Famke Janssen Maggie Grace 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. ID by: SM0OFV 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 se the island's radio station, consisting of an Icom IC-765 with an SM-8 desk mike and a Yaesu FL-2100Z amp. This could possibly be Brando's own equipment as he actually was an active ham. ID by: SM0OFV The ring 2 2005 Naomi Watts Max Rourke Elizabeth Perkins About 11 minutes into this movie, we can see a Regency ACT-E106, a Regency R-2060 and a Uniden BC-9000XLT in action in the news reporters office. ID by: SM0OFV 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 VX-7R from an unconscious guard. ID by: SM0OFV Transformers - Age of extinction 2014 Mark Wahlberg Nicola Peltz Kelsey Grammer Stanley Tucci About 51 minutes into this scifi movie, we can clearly see a Cobra 148 GTL inside the cockpit of Optimus Prime when he is in truck mode. ID by: SM0OFV Tremors 6 - A cold day in hell 2018 Michael Gross Jamie Kennedy Tanya van Graan Jamie-Lee Money At about 0:48.16 we can see a Trio 9R-5DS fall from the radio desk during a tremor. This desk also sports an assortment of other radio gear. ID by: SM0OFV Twister 1996 Helen Hunt Bill Paxton Jami Gertz Cary Elwes Philip Seymor Hoffman Cobra fiesta! At about 00:24, Dr Jo Harding has a 19 LTD Classic CB in her yellow pickup truck. Dr. Melissa Reeves has a 23 Plus CB and a Bearcat BC-350A scanner in her red pickup. At about 00:28, back i Jo's yellow pickup, she also has a 25 LTD Classic (Older 5-pin side mike) CB. At 1:29, Dr. Jonas Miller talks on a 19 DX CB. ID by: SM0OFV UFO Sweden 2022 Inez Dhal Torhaug Jesper Barkselius Sara Shirpey Eva Melander Oscar Töringe Håkan Ehn Isabelle Kyed Mathias Lithner Niklas Kvarnbo Jönsson Clas Svahn This SciFi movie (with a touch of comedy) is set around the city of Norrköping in 1996. About 7 minutes into the movie, we can see an Ericsson C-602 Maxicom in a police cruiser. It's set to channel 34 in the now defunct 79 MHz police and rescue band. Cool thing is that this was the actual channel for Norrköping at the time. Now that's attention to details folks! At about 16 minutes in, we can see Denise's dad's Yaesu FT-767GX with an MD-1B8 desk microphone on top. At about 1.09 hr they're using CB HT's which I can't accurately ID. They're either Silver Star WE-910A, Pony CB-16 or CB-26. They're all very similar. And finally, at about 1.28 hr, we can see an unidentified UHF HT, possibly of the Zodiac brand. ID by: SM0OFV Up front and personal ( Tid att älska) 1996 Robert Redford Michelle Pfeiffer Stockard Channing After about 45 minutes, we get to see a Realistic Pro-54 in Warren Justice's home. ID by: SM0OFV 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. ID by: SM0OFV 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. ID by: SM0OFV Where eagles dare ( Örnnästet) 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. ID by: SM0OFV TV-series Year(s) Starring Notes El Chapo 2017-2018 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. ID by: SM0OFV Fear the walking dead 2015-2023 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. ID by: SM0OFV 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. ID by: SM0OFV Lost in space 2018-2021 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 also communicating via the good ol' morse code. ID by: SM0OFV Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 2013-2020 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. ID by: SM0OFV Stranger things 2016-2025 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. ID by: SM0OFV The Blacklist 2013-2023 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. ID by: SM0OFV The Blacklist: Redemption 2017-2017 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. ID by: SM0OFV 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. ID by: SM0OFV 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 BCT-75XLT and a Yaesu FL-101. ID by: SM0OFV Young Sheldon 2018-2024 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. ID by: SM0OFV