Receiver, radio

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OBJECT TYPE: AMATEUR-SW/SUPERHET/AC-DC/TUBE/TABLE
DATE: 1946
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.1067.001

MANUFACTURER: Hallicrafters Co.
MODEL: S38
LOCATION: Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 14029
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: SHEET METAL CASE/ SHEET METAL CHASSIS CONTAINING MISC. ELECTRONIC PARTS SUCH AS RADIO FREQUENCY AND IF COUPLING TRANSFORMERS, RESISTORS,CAPACITORS, TUBE SOCKETS, TUBES, SPEAKER AND SPEAKER TRANSFORMER/ REAR PANEL, FIBREBOARD

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 32.5 cm
Width: 23.0 cm
Height: 19.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Communications
Category: Radio
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Hallicrafters
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Illinois
City: Chicago

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1940 THROUGH 1956
Canada: NIL
Function: USED BY SHORT WAVE LISTENERS TO RECEIVE SHORT WAVE SIGNALS OR HAM TO COMMUNICATE WITH OTHER HAMS VIA CW (MORSE CODE) OR AM PHONE.
Technical: AN ADAPTATION OF THE STANDARD "AMERICAN FIVE", 5 TUBE, LOW COST, AC/DC BROADCAST RECEIVER TO A LOW COST AMATEUR COMMUNICATIONS RECEIVER. AN ADDITIONAL TUBE WAS ADDED TO ALLOW RECEPTION OF CW "MORSE CODE", AND PROVIDE A NOISE LIMITER.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFR'S PLATE: 'MANUFACTURED BY/ the hallicrafters CO./ CHICAGO, U.S.A./ CANADIAN REPRESENTATIVES/ ROGERS MAJESTIC LIMITED/ TORONTO. CANADA./ MODEL S.38 SER. 14029/ VOLTS 115 CYC. AC/DC WATTS 30/ PATENTED CANADA 1928-1946'/ STAMPED ON BACK: '66E280'/ ON FRONT: 'MODEL 5-38/ the hallicraftersco./ TUNING/ BAND SPREAD/ SPEAKER/ PHONES/ AM/ [?]W/ OFF/ ON/ NOISE/ LIMITER/ C.W. PITCH/ BAND 4 3 2 1 SELECTOR/ VOLUME/ OFF/ RECEIVE/ STANDBY'/ DIAL IN MEGACYCLES FROM '.55' TO '32' BOTH 'FOREIGN' AND 'AMATEUR'/ DIAL 'BAND SPREAD' FROM '10' TO '90'
Missing: BAND SWITCH KNOB From CA of 06/17/1996 by Tony Missio: Yes - Missing band spread knob
Finish: DARK BROWN SEMI-GLOSS ENAMEL/ LEFT TOP OF CASE PERFORATED AS A SPEAKER GRILL/ BROWN KNOBS
Decoration: HALLICRAFTERS "h" INSIGNIA MOUNTED AT CENTER OF FRONT PANEL

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Hallicrafters Co., Receiver, radio, circa 1946, Artifact no. 1987.1067, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.1067.001/

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