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Hogan's Heroes Radio
"Richard Larson" wrote in message ... I've been watching Hogan's Heroes reruns and in the beginning they show Kinch operating some sort of radio. He's shown turning a crank looks like. What sort of radio could that be? A Baygen? :-) -- Tom Sevart N2UHC Frontenac, KS http://www.geocities.com/n2uhc |
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Richard Larson wrote: I've been watching Hogan's Heroes reruns and in the beginning they show Kinch operating some sort of radio. He's shown turning a crank looks like. What sort of radio could that be? Navy survival kits used to (maybe still do) include a handcrank radio, plus a key, so shipwrecked sailors could send out SOS messages. I wouldn't be surprised in B17 crews had similar things. Hudley Pearse |
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"Tom Sevart" wrote in message ... "Richard Larson" wrote in message ... I've been watching Hogan's Heroes reruns and in the beginning they show Kinch operating some sort of radio. He's shown turning a crank looks like. What sort of radio could that be? A Baygen? :-) As Cinch turns the crank, there is a 'slider' moving inside of coil (probably a primitive crystal set for receive only). You would expect that being in a concentration camp, their radio would be make-shift at best. HankG |
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I was watching Hogan's Heroes when they first came on tb.I don't
remember what it was exactly that I once read about Bob,but it wasen't too good. cuhulin |
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On Sun, 06 Feb 2005 09:41:42 -0500, HankG wrote:
"Tom Sevart" wrote in message ... "Richard Larson" wrote in message ... I've been watching Hogan's Heroes reruns and in the beginning they show Kinch operating some sort of radio. He's shown turning a crank looks like. What sort of radio could that be? A Baygen? :-) As Cinch turns the crank, there is a 'slider' moving inside of coil (probably a primitive crystal set for receive only). You would expect that being in a concentration camp, their radio would be make-shift at best. HankG I posted a screen grab in alt.binaries.basement.graveyard I know there are better pics of the radio and I will grab them and post as I come along them |
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"HankG" ) writes: "Tom Sevart" wrote in message ... "Richard Larson" wrote in message ... I've been watching Hogan's Heroes reruns and in the beginning they show Kinch operating some sort of radio. He's shown turning a crank looks like. What sort of radio could that be? A Baygen? :-) As Cinch turns the crank, there is a 'slider' moving inside of coil (probably a primitive crystal set for receive only). You would expect that being in a concentration camp, their radio would be make-shift at best. HankG First, they weren't in a concentration camp. Those were for people who the nazis didn't like. They were in a prisoner of war camp, which at least had the benefit of being run under the rules of the Geneva convention. Since it was an exaggeration of the situation, there is no limit on what would be in the radio. It's been years since I saw the show, but I remember no indication that they were working with primitive equipment. In reality, POW camps were not restricted to crystal radios. I gather that even before the war began, the British started preparing officers for capture, and the Red Cross packages were designed to help them escape. Luxury items were chosen to bribe the guards, that scene in The Great Escape has truth to it, and items were sent in the package that could be remade into other things. Plus, useful items for radios were outright smuggled into the camps in the packages. Yes, most had nothing more than a crystal radio. But some camps had full blown receivers. And one POW camp had a complete transmitter, which was never used but ready in case it. Given that the camp in Hogan's Heroes was practically a spy ring, I would expect that arrangement would have been made to bring them a proper radio and other supplies. Michael |
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starman ) writes: wrote: Richard Larson wrote: I've been watching Hogan's Heroes reruns and in the beginning they show Kinch operating some sort of radio. He's shown turning a crank looks like. What sort of radio could that be? Navy survival kits used to (maybe still do) include a handcrank radio, plus a key, so shipwrecked sailors could send out SOS messages. I wouldn't be surprised in B17 crews had similar things. Hudley Pearse Hand cranked generators were common during WWII for powering portable transmitters/receivers. They were similar to an aircraft magneto generator. I gather a lot of spy equipment was battery operated, or ran off the AC line. The real puzzle about the equipment in Hogan's POW camp should be how they weren't tracked down every time they transmitted. Since it was a fixed location, it would be much easier to direction find them than if they moved each time they transmitted. If the germans didn't catch them one time, they'd have the generally area and each subsequent transmission would help to pin down the location. Michael |
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Which happened on several episodes, if you remember.
jt The real puzzle about the equipment in Hogan's POW camp should be how they weren't tracked down every time they transmitted. Since it was a fixed location, it would be much easier to direction find them than if they moved each time they transmitted. If the germans didn't catch them one time, they'd have the generally area and each subsequent transmission would help to pin down the location. Michael |
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Michael Black wrote:
starman ) writes: wrote: Richard Larson wrote: I've been watching Hogan's Heroes reruns and in the beginning they show Kinch operating some sort of radio. He's shown turning a crank looks like. What sort of radio could that be? Navy survival kits used to (maybe still do) include a handcrank radio, plus a key, so shipwrecked sailors could send out SOS messages. I wouldn't be surprised in B17 crews had similar things. Hudley Pearse Hand cranked generators were common during WWII for powering portable transmitters/receivers. They were similar to an aircraft magneto generator. I gather a lot of spy equipment was battery operated, or ran off the AC line. The real puzzle about the equipment in Hogan's POW camp should be how they weren't tracked down every time they transmitted. Since it was a fixed location, it would be much easier to direction find them than if they moved each time they transmitted. If the germans didn't catch them one time, they'd have the generally area and each subsequent transmission would help to pin down the location. Michael Absolutely right - but then you wouldn't have had a hit TV show. Televison/movie/theatre require that you "suspend you belief" as a basic premise most of the itme. Like Gilligan's Island - as the old joke runs: If the professor was smart enough to make a radio out of a coconut, why couldn't he fix a hole in a boat? :) Tony ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =---- |
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