Hallicrafters SX-111

Object/Artifact

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Radio Alpha

Image: Chuck Penson, WA7ZZE, collection: westvalleyhamshack.com

Image: Chuck Penson, WA7ZZE, collection: westvalleyhamshack.com

Name/Title

Hallicrafters SX-111

Description

Ham Band Receiver

Category

Receiver, HF Ham Band

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Hallicrafters

Date made

1959 - 1963

Dimensions

Height

8-13/16 in

Width

18-3/4 in

Depth

10-3/16 in

Weight

36 lb

Valuations

Value

$249.50

General Notes

Note

QST, Dec 1959, p. 109. QST, May 1960, p. 1. (specs) Allied Radio catalog 1961 (copyright 1960), p. 387. Allied Radio catalog 1962 (copyright 1961), p. 274. Allied Radio catalog 1963 (copyright 1962), p. 281. A double conversion supreheterodyne circuit with selection of upper and lower sidebands, a sensitivity of 1.0 µV on all bands, and selectivity in five steps from 500 to 5000 Hz. Uses a crystal controlled 2nd converter, and Hallicrafters' Tee-notch filter. Also includes standard features including, BFO, AVC, ANL, a 100 kHz crystal calibrator, mute line, antenna trimmer, notch, pointer reset, and a 48:1 tuning ratio. Coverage is in five bands, with a sixth band tunable to WWV at 10 MHz. Modes: AM, CW, SSB Coverage (MHz): 3.5-4.0 7.0-7.3 14.0-14.4 21.0-21.5 28.0-29.7 10.0 IF: 1st 1650 kHz, 2nd 50.75 kHz Power: 120 VAC, 75 Watts Tubes: (2) 6DC6, (1) 6BY6, (1) 6CB6, (1) 6BJ7, (1) 6C4, , (1) 12AX7, (1) 6AQ5A, (1) 6BA6, (1) 6AU6 (1) 12AT7, (1) 5Y3GT, (1) 0A2 Review: QST, May 1960, p. 42. Review: CQ, Feb 1961, p. 54.