S-38E

• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1957–1961

• Category
• Amateur-Receiver (amateur bands, may include broadcast bands)

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 76440

• Picture
• Schematics

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• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 12BE6 12BA6 12AV6 50C5 35W4

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

• 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) / Ø 5 inch = 12.7 cm

• Power out
• 1 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Metal case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: S-38E - Hallicrafters, The; Chicago,

• Shape
• Tablemodel without push buttons, Mantel/Midget/Compact up to 14

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 13 x 7 x 7.25 inch / 330 x 178 x 184 mm

• Notes
• Coverage 0.54-32 MHz, changed to miniature tubes. Variations: Model S-38EB in blond cabinet, Model S-38EM in mahogany cabinet.

• Price in first year of sale
• 55.00 $

• Source of data
• Communications Receivers

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

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Photofact Folder, Howard W. SAMS (Date 11-62, Set 605, Servicer)

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• Sears, Roebuck Catalogs (Silvertone) (Fall/Winter 1960, page 1312. Fall/Winter 1961, page 1231.)

• Literature/Schematics (4)
• Sears, Roebuck Catalogs (Silvertone) (Spring/Summer 1959, page 878. (Order=57Y 07450))

• Author
• Model page created by a member from D. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• 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