- Country
- United States of America (USA)
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Hallicrafters, The; Chicago, IL and Arlington/Grand Prairie, TX
- Year
- 1952–1955
- Category
- Amateur-Receiver (amateur bands, may include broadcast bands)
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 43891
Click on the schematic thumbnail to request the schematic as a free document.
- Number of Tubes
- 5
- Main principle
- Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz
- Tuned circuits
- 6 AM circuit(s)
- Wave bands
- Broadcast plus more than 2 Short Wave bands.
- Power type and voltage
- AC/DC-set / 105-125 Volt
- Loudspeaker
- Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil)
- Power out
- 1.6 W (unknown quality)
- Material
- Metal case
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: S-38C [Run 2] - Hallicrafters, The; Chicago,
- Shape
- Tablemodel without push buttons, Mantel/Midget/Compact up to 14
- Dimensions (WHD)
- 330 x 180 x 200 mm / 13 x 7.1 x 7.9 inch
- Notes
-
Coverage 540 - 32000 kHz, AM/CW with BFO.
Power consumption : 30W
Personal design by Raymond Loewy.
Sears order number : 57G 07480
- Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
- 5.2 kg / 11 lb 7.3 oz (11.454 lb)
- Price in first year of sale
- 50.00 $
- External source of data
- Ernst Erb
- Source of data
- Communications Receivers
- Circuit diagram reference
- Rider's Perpetual, Volume 23 (last), covering up to 1954
- Mentioned in
- Shortwave Receivers - Past & Present (3rd ed.)
- Literature/Schematics (1)
- Montgomery Ward Catalogs (Wards, Airline) (Fall/Winter 1954/55, page 664.)
- Literature/Schematics (3)
- Sears, Roebuck Catalogs (Silvertone) (Fall & Winter 1952/53 page 857. Fall & Winter 1953/54 page 890. Fall & Winter 1954/55 page 920.)
- 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
Collections
The model is part of the collections of the following members.
- Jean Beseme (F)
- Jose Casas-Avalos (E)
- Bernardo Diaz (E)
- Russell Elster (USA)
- David Erali (USA)
- Glen Orriss (AUS)
- Ernst Rykkje (N)
- Julio Alberto Sanz-Litardi (RA)
- Wilhelm Siepe (D)
- Michael Smith (USA)
- David Spruill (USA)
- Pius Steiner (CH)
- Sinisa Trlin (HR)
- Giuseppe Antonio Tusini (I)
- Julian Waller (USA)
Forum contributions about this model: Hallicrafters, The;: S-38C
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Michael Smith, 29.Apr.16