- Country
- United States of America (USA)
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Hallicrafters, The; Chicago, IL and Arlington/Grand Prairie, TX
- Year
- 1954–1959
- Category
- Amateur-Receiver (amateur bands, may include broadcast bands)
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 43883
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- Number of Tubes
- 8
- Main principle
- Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 455 kHz
- Tuned circuits
- 9 AM circuit(s)
- Wave bands
- Broadcast plus more than 2 Short Wave bands.
- Power type and voltage
- Alternating Current supply (AC) / 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-85 - Hallicrafters, The; Chicago,
- Shape
- Tablemodel, low profile (big size).
- Dimensions (WHD)
- 470 x 229 x 270 mm / 18.5 x 9 x 10.6 inch
- Notes
-
Coverage: 0.538-1.6, 1.55-4.6, 4.5-13, 12-34 MHz, Successor to S-40B note same tubes
Sears order number : 57K 07491K
- Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
- 12.5 kg / 27 lb 8.5 oz (27.533 lb)
- Price in first year of sale
- 120.00 $
- External source of data
- Ernst Erb
- Source of data
- Communications Receivers
- Mentioned in
- Shortwave Receivers - Past & Present (3rd ed.)
- Literature/Schematics (2)
- Sears, Roebuck Catalogs (Silvertone) (Spring & Summer 1955, page 780. Fall/Winter 1957, page 1006.)
- Literature/Schematics (3)
- Sears, Roebuck Catalogs (Silvertone) (Spring/Summer 1959, page 878.)
- Other Models
-
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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