Hallicrafters S-108, S-109

Object/Artifact

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Radio Alpha

Image: Joe VEras, K9OCO

Image: Joe VEras, K9OCO

Name/Title

Hallicrafters S-108, S-109

Description

General Coverage Receiver

Category

Receiver, General Coverage

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Hallicrafters

Date made

1959 - 1965

Dimensions

Height

8-1/2 in

Width

18-3/4 in

Depth

10-3/16 in

Weight

32 lb

Valuations

Value

$129.95

General Notes

Note

QST, Oct 1959, p. 1. QST, Mar 1965 p. 103. Single conversion superheterodyne circuit. Features include BFO, AVC, switchable ANL, sensitivity, mute, calibrated bandspread, built-in speaker, tone control. Main tuning is the circular dial at left. The slide rule dial is the bandspread. The S-109 is identical but is an AC-DC version. The SX-110 is the same radio with a few additional features. See entry for details. Coverage: 540 kHz to 34 MHz IF: 455 kHz Modes: AM, CW Built-in speaker Audio output: 2 watts, 3.2 or 500 Ω No S-meter Power: S-108 120 VAC, S-109 120 volts AC-DC Tubes (8 total): (1) 5Y3GT, (1) 6SA7, (2) 6SK7, (1) 6SG7, (1) 6SC7, (1) 6K6GT, (1) 6H6