• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1951–1953

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 43908

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• Number of Tubes
• 4

• Valves / Tubes
• 1R5 1U4 1U5 3V4

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast and Short Wave (SW).

• Power type and voltage
• Storage and/or dry batteries / 90 / 1,5 Volt

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

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Defender S-80 - Hallicrafters, The; Chicago,

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

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 17.75 x 9.875 x 9.625 inch / 451 x 251 x 244 mm

• Notes

• 90 Volt "B" - and 1,5 Volt "A" Battery Pack.

  Sears order number : 57F 07465

• Price in first year of sale
• 44.50 $

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

• Source of data
• Collector's Guide to Antique Radios 4. Edition

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 23 (last), covering up to 1954

• Mentioned in
• The Radio Collector's Directory and Price Guide 1921 - 1965

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Radios by hallicrafters

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• Sears, Roebuck Catalogs (Silvertone) (Mid-Season/Fall 1951, page 290. Fall & Winter 1952/53, page 859.)

• Literature/Schematics (4)
• Montgomery Ward Catalogs (Wards, Airline) (Spring/Summer 1952, page 602.)

• 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