S-40 (1st Revision)

• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1946–1948

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

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 76612

• Picture
• Schematics

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• Number of Tubes
• 9

• Valves / Tubes
• 6SG7 6SA7 6SK7 6SK7 6SQ7 6F6 6H6 6J5 80

• Main principle
• Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 455 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 9 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast, Short Wave(s) and Police.

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 117 Volt

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

• Power out
• 2.5 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Metal case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: S-40 - Hallicrafters, The; Chicago,

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

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 470 x 229 x 279 mm / 18.5 x 9 x 11 inch

• Notes

• Hallicrafters S-40 (1st Revision) used a Permanent Magnet (PM) Speaker.  It retained the chassis Speaker Socket and the Speaker cable assembly Plug.

  The following table lists some of the easy-to-identify differences of the S-40 versions.

  Additional circuit differences (resistors, capacitors, wiring) are not described here; refer to the schmatics for additional differences.  Note that the "U" model used a Universal power transformer (120/240 volts; 25-60 Hz) for export and it is unknown which S-40 versions had a "U" version.

  Refer to S-40 (Original) for the Guide to Identifying Hallicrafters S-40 Versions document.

  Other A/B versions include S-40A (Runs 1-2) and S-40B.

  S-40 Model Differences

  Model	Tubes	Rectifier Tube	Speaker Type	Speaker Socket/Plug	Audio Xfmr Location
  S-40 (Original)	9	80	FC	Y	TOP
  S-40 (1st Revision)	9	80	PM	Y	TOP
  S-40 (2nd Revision)	9	80	PM	N (grommet)	TOP
  S-40U	9	80	?	?	TOP

   

  Coverage: 0.550-1.7, 1.68-5.4, 5.3-15.8, 15.3-44MHz;
  Socket for external S-Meter SM 40.

  Cabinet design by Raymond Loewy.

  Included in New York's Museum of Modern Art Collection.

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 12.9 kg / 28 lb 6.6 oz (28.414 lb)

• Price in first year of sale
• 79.50 $

• Source of data
• Communications Receivers

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 15 = 1947 and before

• Mentioned in
• Radio Retailing (Radio & Television R.) (May 1946 page 48.)

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• The Spectrum Monitor, June 2020, p 83-88, Adventures in Radio Restoration [S-40] by Rich Post KB8TAD

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• Radios by hallicrafters (2nd Edition, pgs. 49-50)

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• Photofact Folder, Howard W. SAMS (Set 2, Folder 19, Jan 1947)

• 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