• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1947–1949

• Category
• Commercial Receiver (may include amateur bands)

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 43896

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• Number of Tubes
• 10

• Valves / Tubes
• 6SS7 7A8 6SS7 6SS7 7C6 7A6 6SS7 6V6 35L6 35Z5

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz

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

• Power type and voltage
• Line / Storage batteries (perhaps also batteries) / 105-125 / 6/12/32 Volt

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

• Power out
• 1 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Metal case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Sea-Farer S-51 - Hallicrafters, The; Chicago,

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

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 470 x 229 x 241 mm / 18.5 x 9 x 9.5 inch

• Notes

• Coverage: 0.132-0.405, 0.485-1.53, 1.45-4.55, 4.2-13MHz, 3 fixed frequencies, AC-DC Operation on 105-125 Volts, 6V-12V-32V DC operation with Accessory-Power Adapters or Battery.

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 12.2 kg / 26 lb 14 oz (26.872 lb)

• Price in first year of sale
• 129.50 USD

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

• Source of data
• Communications Receivers

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 20 covering 1950

• Mentioned in
• Shortwave Receivers - Past & Present (3rd ed.)

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Photofact Folder, Howard W. SAMS (Set 40, Folder 8, May 1948)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• Radios by hallicrafters (page 54)

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• Radio Shack Catalog (1949, page 6)

• 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