Hallicrafters S-29

Object/Artifact

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Radio Alpha

Image: Radio's Master Encyclopedia copyright 1942

Image: Radio's Master Encyclopedia copyright 1942

Name/Title

Hallicrafters S-29

Description

Portable General Coverage Receiver

Category

Receiver, General Coverage

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Hallicrafters

Date made

1940 - 1944

Other Name

"Sky Traveler"

Valuations

Value

$59.50

General Notes

Note

QST, Aug 1940, p. 2. Lafayette catalog number 82, p. 114. Lafayette catalog number 87 (New York), p. 56. Lafayette catalog 84 (1944, copyright 1943), p. 91. Coverage: 540 kHz to 30.5 MHz IF: 455 kHz Built-in speaker Telescoping antenna BFO ANL Bandspread Power: 120 VAC or DC, or internal batteries, Note: for 120 volt operation the line cord has a built-in dropping resistor Tubes: (1) 50Y6, (2) 1G4, (1) 3Q5, (1) 1H5, (2) 1P5, (1) 1R4, (1) 1T4 References Brief review: Radio, Oct 1940, p. 66. Brief description. Radio News, Oct 1940, p. 33. Adding a transmitter. Radio News, Jan 1941, p. 12.