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) 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.