- Country
- United States of America (USA)
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Hallicrafters, The; Chicago, IL and Arlington/Grand Prairie, TX
- Year
- 1946–1950
- Category
- Amateur-Receiver (amateur bands, may include broadcast bands)
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 43889
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- Number of Tubes
- 5
- Main principle
- Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz
- Tuned circuits
- 6 AM circuit(s)
- 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
- Power out
- 1.6 W (unknown quality)
- Material
- Metal case
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: S-38A - Hallicrafters, The; Chicago,
- Shape
- Tablemodel without push buttons, Mantel/Midget/Compact up to 14
- Dimensions (WHD)
- 330 x 170 x 195 mm / 13 x 6.7 x 7.7 inch
- Notes
-
Coverage: 0.550-1.65, 1.7-5.1, 5.0-14.5, 13-31MHz, eliminates "CW pitch" control from front Panel which is identical to S-38B, eliminated BFO-Tube, used regenerative IF
Power consumption : 30 W
Personal design by Raymond Loewy.
Front layout was widely copied, see Lafayette HE-10.
- Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
- 5.2 kg / 11 lb 7.3 oz (11.454 lb)
- Price in first year of sale
- 39.95 $
- External source of data
- Ernst Erb
- Source of data
- Communications Receivers
- Circuit diagram reference
- Rider's Perpetual, Volume 21, Copyright 1950
- Literature/Schematics (3)
- Sears, Roebuck Catalogs (Silvertone) (#200, Spring & Summer 1950, page 600.)
- Other Models
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Here you find 922 models, 472 with images and 520 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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