Hallicrafters SX-140

Object/Artifact

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Radio Alpha

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Name/Title

Hallicrafters SX-140

Description

Ham Band Receiver plus Six Meters

Category

Receiver, HF Ham Band, Receiver, VHF

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Hallicrafters

Date made

1960 - 1965

Dimensions

Height

7-3/8 in

Width

13-3/8 in

Depth

8-1/4 in

Weight

13-1/2 lb

Valuations

Value

$124.95

Notes

Cost is for factory assembled version

General Notes

Note

QST, Nov 1960, p. 1. QST, Dec 1960, p. 189. (specs) QST, Jan 1964, p. 173. QST, Mar 1965 p. 103. The SX-140 receiver was part of the “Halli-Kit” AM/CW station. It matched the HT-40 and gave coverage of the 80–6 meter amateur bands. Its IF was 1650 kHz with a crystal filter. Available as a kit or fully assembled. A single conversion superheterodyne circuit covering the HF ham bands plus six meters, with a 25:1 tuning ratio. Features include a headphone jack, RF gain, BFO, ANL, mute line, antenna trimmer, crystal calibrator, and standby switch. The rear panel features screw terminals for: speaker, antenna/ground and T/R switching. Requires external 3.2Ω speaker. Coverage (MHz): 3.5-4.0 7-7.3.0 14.0-14.4 21.0-21.5 28.0-29.7 50.0-54.0 IF: 1650 kHz Modes: AM, CW, SSB Tubes (5 total): (1) 6AZ8, (1) 6U8, (1) 6BA6, (1) 6T8, (1) 6AW8, (2) two silicon rectifiers.