• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1952 ?

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 43849

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• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 12SA7 or 12BE6 12SK7 or 12BA6 12SQ7 or 12AV7 50L6GT or 50C5 35Z5GT or 35W4

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

• Wave bands
• Broadcast and Short Wave (SW).

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 60Hz, 117V=110-120 Volt

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

• Material
• Bakelite case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Continental 5R51 [RUN 1] - Hallicrafters, The; Chicago,

• Shape
• Tablemodel with Clock ((Alarm-) Clock Radio).

• Notes

• Hallicradters model 5R51 is an AC operated 2 band AM superheterodyne receiver with electric clock.
  Same as 5R30A, except this is a Clock-Radio-Model with Timer-Function in the Colour Minosa Yellow , has a top mounted speaker, the clock has a timed appliance outlet for use with a coffee maker.

• Price in first year of sale
• 40.00 $

• 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 23 (last), covering up to 1954

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

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Radios by hallicrafters

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• Photofact Folder, Howard W. SAMS (Set 179, folder 6, dated 9-52)

• Other Models

• Here you find 926 models, 476 with images and 526 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