• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1950–1952

• Category
• Amateur-Receiver (amateur bands, may include broadcast bands)

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 43905

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• Number of Tubes
• 8

• Valves / Tubes
• 1T4 1U4 1R5 1U4 1U4 1U5 1U5 3V4

• Main principle
• Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 455 kHz

• Tuned circuits
• 9 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast, Long Wave and Short Wave.

• Power type and voltage
• Line / Batteries (any type) / 10-125 Volt

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

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: S-72L - Hallicrafters, The; Chicago,

• Shape
• Portable set > 8 inch (also usable without mains)

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 14 x 12.25 x 7.25 inch / 356 x 311 x 184 mm

• Notes

• Coverage: 0.180-0.400, 0.550-1.6, 1.6-4.4, 4.5-11.5MHz, LW-Version of the S-72, AC/DC battery portable. See also the Hallicrafters model S-72.

  Sears order number : 57E 07459

• Price in first year of sale
• 119.95 $

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

• Source of data
• The Radio Collector's Directory and Price Guide 1921 - 1965

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 21, Copyright 1950

• Mentioned in
• Communications Receivers

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• Sears, Roebuck Catalogs (Silvertone) (Fall/Winter 1950, page 744. Spring & Summer 1951, page 648.)

• Literature/Schematics (4)
• Montgomery Ward Catalogs (Wards, Airline) (Spring/Summer 1952, page 605.)

• 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