• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1938–1940

• Category
• Commercial Receiver (may include amateur bands)

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 43913

Click on the schematic thumbnail to request the schematic as a free document.

• Number of Tubes
• 21

• Valves / Tubes
• 1851 1851 1851 1851 6L7 6L7 6K6 6K7 6K7 6L7 6L7 6J5 6J5 6H6 6H6 6H6 6H6 6J7 6J5 6J5 6J5

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 465 kHz

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

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

• Loudspeaker
• - For headphones or amp.

• Material
• Metal case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Skyrider Diversity DD-1 - Hallicrafters, The; Chicago,

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

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 756 x 289 x 489 mm / 29.8 x 11.4 x 19.3 inch

• Notes

• Coverage: 0.540-1.5, 1.5-4.2, 4-10, 10-20, 20-36, 34-46MHz, separate Power Supply and Audio Chassis, added BFO Tube 6J5, Replaced separate A and B RF gain controls with single RF balance control, added a BFO pitch control and changed the positions of several of the controls, this is the model that was delivered in 1938-40. Best estimate is only about 100 made.

  21 Tubes are in the Tuner, missing Rectifier, AF-Out and one 6J5 Tubes are in the separate Powerpack and Audio-Amplifier.

  See also the Console Speaker Cabinet.

• Price in first year of sale
• 300.00 $

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

• Source of data
• Communications Receivers

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 10 = 1939 and before

• Mentioned in
• Radio Shack Catalog (1939, p.02)

• 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