- Country
- United States of America (USA)
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Hallicrafters, The; Chicago, IL and Arlington/Grand Prairie, TX
- Year
- 1961–1965
- Category
- Commercial Receiver (may include amateur bands)
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 79413
From the collection of RObert Delamarre
eBay seller sandy810.
Label pasted inside cabinet, left side
Advertise from 1962
By Courtesy Of EBAY User: kanefarm2imd
By Courtesy Of EBAY User: kanefarm2imd
By Courtesy Of EBAY User: kanefarm2imd
By Courtesy Of EBAY User: kanefarm2imd
By Courtesy Of EBAY User: kanefarm2imd
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- Number of Tubes
- 4
- 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: S-120 - Hallicrafters, The; Chicago,
- Shape
- Tablemodel without push buttons, Mantel/Midget/Compact up to 14
- Dimensions (WHD)
- 343 x 132 x 215 mm / 13.5 x 5.2 x 8.5 inch
- Notes
- Coverage:0.55-1.6, 1.6-4.4, 4.5-11, 11-30MHz, succesor to S-38 series, the world's most popular shortwave receiver, produced in large numbers, examples of the S-120 made in both Japan and America can be found, the SW-500 is virtually the same radio, but with a dark blue metallic cabinet, also the WR-1000 is the same in wooden cabinet.
- 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
- Communications Receivers
- Mentioned in
- Radios by hallicrafters
- Literature/Schematics (1)
- Shortwave Receivers - Past & Present (3rd ed.)
- Literature/Schematics (2)
- Sears, Roebuck Catalogs (Silvertone) (Spring/Summer 1963, page 1276.)
- Literature/Schematics (3)
- Sears, Roebuck Catalogs (Silvertone) (Fall/Winter 1961, page 1231. (Order=57G 7451C))
- Literature/Schematics (4)
- Sears, Roebuck Catalogs (Silvertone) (Summer 1964, page 1404. Spring/Summer 1965, page 1307.)
- Author
- Model page created by a member from D. See "Data change" for further contributors.
- Other Models
Here you find 839 models, 453 with images and 415 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
Collections
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