• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Hallicrafters, The; Chicago, IL and Arlington/Grand Prairie, TX

• Year
• 1961

• Category
• Commercial Receiver (may include amateur bands)

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 82645

Click on the schematic thumbnail to request the schematic as a free document.

• Number of Tubes
• 4

• Valves / Tubes
• 12BE6 6BA6 12AV6 50C5

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz

• Wave bands
• Broadcast plus more than 2 Short Wave bands.

• Power type and voltage
• AC/DC-set / 105-125 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 5 inch = 12.7 cm

• Material
• Metal case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: SW-500 - Hallicrafters, The; Chicago,

• Shape
• Tablemodel, low profile (big size).

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 343 x 132 x 210 mm / 13.5 x 5.2 x 8.3 inch

• Notes

• Coverage: 0,55-1,6, 1,6-4,4, 4,5-11, 11-30 MHz, successor to the S-38 series, this model is virtually the same radio as the Hallicrafters S-120, as is the Hallicrafters WR-1000 in wooden cabinet.

  Power consumption : 30 W

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 4.6 kg / 10 lb 2.1 oz (10.132 lb)

• Price in first year of sale
• 69.95 USD

• Source of data
• Radios by hallicrafters

• Author
• Model page created by a member from D. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 898 models, 468 with images and 493 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Hallicrafters, The; Chicago, IL and Arlington/Grand Prairie, TX