The following is a list of all communication devices seen throughout Thunderbirds.
Main Communications on Tracy Island[]
The main Communications system on Tracy Island is based in the Tracy Villa lounge, hidden within wall-mounted portraits of the Tracy brothers and Lady Penelope.
- Main article: Tracy Villa
Auto-Transmission Unit[]
Behind Jeff Tracy's desk is the Auto-Transmission Unit, it was used in the episode Desperate Intruder to try and make contact with the Base camp at Lake Anasta, after Brains had failed to report in on time.
Communication Devices[]
International Rescue used several different types of communication devices throughout their missions.
Standard Hardware[]
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Introducing Thunderbirds
Cry Wolf
Hand-Held Walkie-Talkie (Short-Range)[]
Personal Inter-Call[]
Also known as (full title) Personal Intercall Wrist Communicator.
In Thunderbird 6, Jeff and Alan communicate using their watches.
In Move - And You're Dead, Alan used his to alert Tracy Island when he and Grandma were left stranded on the San Miguel Bridge.
And, in The Stately Homes Robberies for The Anniversary Episodes, Scott transmits diagrams of the Tower of London's room layout - and the schematics of the Auto-Bomb, left in the Jewel House by Mr. Charles - to Gordon, via the aquanaut's watch.
Jeff's Watch[]
Thunderbird 6
Alan's Watch[]
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Brains' Watch[]
Brains' watch in Day of Disaster.
Hand-Held Walkie-Talkie (Long-Range)[]
Used by Tin-Tin in The Cham-Cham to contact Tracy Island from Paradise Peaks Hotel.
Headsets[]
Atlantic Inferno
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Hand-Held Microphones[]
Several types of hand-held microphones were used by International Rescue; the types are listed here in order of their use.
Type 1[]
Early ball-type.
Trapped in the Sky
Type 2[]
Silver microphone with black handle.
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Operation Crash-Dive
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Desperate Intruder
Type 3[]
Silver microphone with white handle.
Type 4[]
Small aerial version
Type 5[]
Gold microphone with white base.
Type 6[]
Single-barrel type with round microphone top.
Type 7[]
Black microphone with a red handle.
Type 8[]
An early type used by Virgil aboard Thunderbird 2.
Stethoscope-Type Device[]
In the episode Danger At Ocean Deep, Scott uses a type of Stethoscope to try to make contact with the crew of Ocean Pioneer II. The device has a suction-cup speaker that can penetrate the sound of Scott's voice (via a hand-held microphone) through walls and doors, and can pick up any sound being received.
Megaphone[]
Thunderbird Craft[]
Thunderbird 1[]
Trapped in the Sky
Atlantic Inferno
Thunderbird 2[]
Thunderbird 4[]
Thunderbird 4 has built-in communications, within the control instrument panel, allowing Gordon hands-free operation.
In The Mighty Atom, Gordon is seen using a hand-held microphone.
Atlantic Inferno
The Mighty Atom
Thunderbird 5[]
Caravan Talk-Back[]
Located in Tin-Tin's bedroom in the Expedition Caravan at Lake Anasta, this was a simple bedside, microphone-and-speaker system. Tin-Tin and Brains referred to this machine - from the episode Desperate Intruder - as a "Talk-Back."
Trivia[]
Police commissioner Garfield had a similar device in his office, as seen in 30 Minutes After Noon.
- Main article: Communication Devices - Civilian
International Rescue's Agents[]
Lady Penelope's Compact[]
To contact International Rescue, Lady Penelope has a radio built into her compact.
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FAB 1's Cordless Phone[]
Path Of Destruction
Sheep-Counting Meter[]
Atlantic Inferno
Jeremiah Tuttle's Furnace[]
Signalling Devices[]
(Edge of Impact, Thunderbirds Are Go)
(Edge of Impact)
My Family[]
Jeff carries a mini-album of family photos, that can easily be slipped into his pocket. Each son's photo doubles as a communications link, like the portrait gallery in the Tracy Lounge (Thunderbirds Are Go (film)).
