Hallicrafters S-19 Sky Buddy

Object/Artifact

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Radio Alpha

Image: Joe Vereas, K9OCO

Image: Joe Vereas, K9OCO

Name/Title

Hallicrafters S-19 "Sky Buddy"

Description

General Coverage Receiver

Category

Receiver, General Coverage

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Hallicrafters

Date made

1938 - 1940

Other Name

"Sky Buddy"

Valuations

Value

$29.50

General Notes

Note

QST, May 1938, p. 1. Radio News, May 1938, back cover. Lafayette catalog number 73, p. 109. Lafayette catalog number 78, p. 149. The second in the Sky Buddy series. The other were the 5-T (1935) and the S-19R (1938). A refinement of the 5-T using octal tubes (except for the 80), and a restyled cabinet. Essentially the same basic circuit. No bandspread. The center dial is only a logging scale.A short production run makes the S-19 rare. Coverage: 550 kHz - 16 MHz Built-in speaker IF: 465 kHz BFO No bandspread Power: 120 VAC Tubes: (1) 6K8, (1) 6L7, (1) 6Q7, (1) 6K6, (1) 80