Craft and Equipment - Spectrum Equipment:  VARIOUS EQUIPMENT  

CAPTAIN SCARLET and the MYSTERONS UNOFFICIAL WEBSITE

by Chris Bishop

PERSONAL RECEIVERS 

(PERSONAL COMMUNICATORS)

Two models exist of such portative radio emitter exist within the Spectrum organisation.  The first  is  used by an agent, while undercover, or away during furlough and not wearing his uniform.  Like Captain Scarlet (right), during an undercover mission in "Model Spy".

The second model appears to be simply black sunglasses, but have miniature transceivers built in, which override the use of cap microphones if caps are also worn.  For example, when Captain Magenta was wearing his receivers but his cap mike was never used when talking to Captain Ochre, in "The Heart of New York".  Can also be used when undercover, so the wearer can communicate with another agent and receive orders and/or instructions without anybody else in his company noticing it.

C.38 MYSTERON DETECTORS

These detectors, like large, red, "Polaroid cameras" produce X-Ray photographs of normal humans, but normal photographs of X-Ray impervious Mysteron agents (and of Captain Scarlet).  The proceed was discovered during the episode "Operation Time", when Mysteron agent Doctor Magnus put his hand under an X-Ray machine.  They also work in total darkness.  (One would wonder HOW Spectrum never found that fact out before, since Captain Scarlet has been quite often in sickbay since his Mysteronisation.  C.B.)

AIR SAMPLING DEVICE

This hand-held device is able to sense, measure, analyse, compare and identify air samples for ambient radioactivity, gravity fluctuations, element toxicity, pressure changes, and gas emissions.  As seen in episode 5, "Avalanche".

SPECTRUM ISSUE BINOCULARS

Captain Scarlet, using the binoculars in the episode "The Trap".