1946-1950 Hallicrafters Model S-38 working radio. Very nice condition. Good reception and volume. Clean chassis, original knobs. Build in speaker. A nice example of post WWII Americana. info and photo below from the Radio Museum:
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Hallicrafters, The; Chicago, IL and Arlington/Grand Prairie, TX
- Year
- 1946–1950
- Category
- Amateur-Receiver (amateur bands, may include broadcast bands)
- Radiomuseum ID 25564
- Number of Tubes
- 6
- Valves / Tubes
- Main principle
- Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz
- Tuned circuits
- 6 AM circuit(s)
- Wave bands
- Broadcast, Short Wave(s) and Police.
- Power type and voltage
- AC/DC-set / 105-120 Volt
- Loudspeaker
- Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 5 inch = 12.7 cm
- Power out
- 1.6 W (unknown quality)
- Material
- Metal case
- from Radiomuseum
- Model: S-38 - Hallicrafters, The; Chicago,
- Shape
- Tablemodel without push buttons, Mantel/Midget/Compact up to 14
- Dimensions (WHD)
- 330 x 170 x 195 mm / 13 x 6.7 x 7.7 inch
- Notes
-
Coverage: 0.54-1.65, 1.65-5.0, 5.0-14.5, 13.5-32 MHz, AM/CW, BFO.
Montgomery Ward order number : 62A 3705M
Sears retail prices : Catalog #197, 1948/49, $ 47.50; Catalog #198, 1949, $ 49.95; Catalog #199, 1949/50, $39.95.
Personal design by Raymond Loewy.
Front layout was widely copied, see Lafayette HE-10.
The S-38, S-38A, and S-38B all switch the line voltage directly to the chassis. A capacitor is connected between the chassis and the cabinet. Grommets serve to isolate the chassis from the cabinet. Use of an isolation transformer is stongly suggested.
The S-38 was the only model with a variable BFO. Later models used regenerative IF.
- Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
- 5.2 kg / 11 lb 7.3 oz (11.454 lb)
- Price in first year of sale
- 39.50 USD
- Source of data
- Communications Receivers
- Circuit diagram reference
- Rider's Perpetual, Volume 21, Copyright 1950
- Mentioned in
- Beitman Radio Diagrams, Vol. 08, 1948 (thali)
- Literature/Schematics (1)
- Photofact Folder, Howard W. SAMS (Set 3 folder 463-7 date 8-46)
- Literature/Schematics (2)
- -- Original prospect or advert (Concord Radio Catalog, April 1946)
- Literature/Schematics (3)
- Sears, Roebuck Catalogs (Silvertone) (#197, 1948/49, page 875. #198, 1949, page 628. #199, 1949/50, page 767.)
- Literature/Schematics (4)
- Montgomery Ward Catalogs (Wards, Airline) (Fall/Winter 1947/48, page 867.)