The Continuity Guide
Technical Facilities
by Martin Willey

Cameras

Small video cameras are used by Maya in A Matter Of Balance and Kander in The Bringers Of Wonder part 1 (he uses a small screen unit to replay the colour pictures). Ferro in The Testament Of Arkadia has a conventional camera

Audio Recorder

Sally in The Lambda Factor has a magnifying glass which she uses as an audio recorder.

Limpet transmitter

Koenig uses a type 42/77 limpet transmitter in The Taybor to transmit signals into hyperspace (channel D4; see also The Testament Of Arkadia when Koenig places a trace on an Eagle using sub-space frequency 220).

Sonarscope/ Thermal Lance

Laser cutter (named a Sonarscope in The Mark Of Archanon script) seen in The Mark Of Archanon, The Bringers Of Wonder part 2 & The Immunity Syndrome. More

Translation device

Used by Anna in The Testament Of Arkadia. Actually a 1970s electric calculator (the Olivetti Divisumma)

Torches

Seen in The Testament Of Arkadia & Catacombs Of The Moon.

The Catacombs Of The Moon torches are Eveready 112 "All American" lanterns, first produced in 1969. This is the US model; the British Ever Ready company was, at the time, separate from the US Union Carbide Eveready company. It is possible that the Alphan torches were painted. Thanks to Richard Totis.

Binoculars

In Ring Around The Moon (worn by the rescue astronauts), The Last Sunset (used by Koenig), The Last Enemy (Koenig's), The Testament Of Arkadia (held by Ferro), End Of Eternity (on the Eagle) and The Taybor (traded to Taybor). From the UFO episodes "Mindbender" and "Destruction".

Spectro-X

Mentioned in Earthbound, & in script of The Last Sunset.

Hand held scanners

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