Hallicrafters S-15, SX-15 “Sky Challenger”

Object/Artifact

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Radio Alpha

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Name/Title

Hallicrafters S-15, SX-15 “Sky Challenger”

Description

General Coverage Receiver

Category

Receiver, General Coverage

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Hallicrafters

Date made

1937 - 1938

Other Name

"Sky Challenger"

Valuations

Value

$69.50

Notes

SX-15: 81.95

General Notes

Note

QST, Feb 1937, p. 2. Radio Craft, Mar 1937, p. 551. Lafayette catalog number 69, p. 99. Superheterodyne. "SX" version includes a crystal filter. Requires external speaker.Two version have been noted. The most common a one-piece tob, back, and sides. The other in which the front and bottom are one piece, making access to the underside of the chassis impossible without removing the front panel. Coverage: 540 kHz to 38.1 MHz IF: 465 kHz Bandspread BFO Power: 120 VAC Tubes: (1) 80 (1) 6F6, (4) 6K7, (1) 6Q7, (1) 6C5, (1) 6L7 References Brief review: Radio, Jan 1938, p. 99.