Very interesting subject indeed! I didn't have a DX-150 but I LOVED my DX-160! Wish that I still had it!
I used to pay attention to things going on (behind the scenes) in commercials and movies and such. There was an AT&T Long Distance commercial from about 1984 or so that had a fireplace in the background. As the camera turned I saw a picture on the mantle. It was Rick Wilson's #62 ARCA stock car. This was before Wilson (sort of) made it in NASCAR. He was not a household name at that time. The next day I chatted with a friend of mine (at college) and he mentioned seeing and that his cousin did too - like "what the hell is that "stocker" doing in the commercial?" I also looked at a Best Buy print ad a few years back and the TV's all had American football players, except the Teams weren't NFL or NCAA. I Googled the team name and it was an Italian American Football team. I guess BB didn't want to pay the NFL. :) I've also spotted some TV goofs - like an actor drinking from a green soft drink can, then in the same scene the can was red. Or the pickup truck churning through the sand in the original Ten Commandments movie. Oops. 73, Dave in Indy ------------------------------ Message: 9 Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2009 19:28:36 GMT From: "ka1...@juno.com" <ka1...@juno.com> To: irca@hard-core-dx.com Subject: Re: [IRCA] Slightly OT: Receiver spotting on TV Message-ID: <20091221.112836.459...@webmail03.vgs.untd.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 On a beer commercial beach scene with GE Super radio. Dont remember brand, only do Pilsner Uquell now. Not priced for maintenance but tasty.... I usualy spot TV's & yell out the brand, after almost 40 yrs fixin them I am quite good at it. Many bloopers such as a movie set in the 50's with a 12" Panasonic solid state B&W ! Old sets best from front, the knobs give it away. Newer sets best from rear. Model tag style, screw type & color and ears make for a good ID. Reading brand tags is cheating ! Often removed anyhows........ 73 es MERRY CHRISTMAS Tom Jones Mason N.H. ---------- Original Message ---------- From: c...@islandnet.com To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America <irca@hard-core-dx.com> Subject: [IRCA] Slightly OT: Receiver spotting on TV Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2009 08:49:03 -0800 As seen on a recent episode of "Fringe" - A DX150B - being used as a low-frequency audio generator! _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com