Hallicrafters HT-4 series

Object/Artifact

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Radio Alpha

Shown with included external speech amplifier with remote control of AM gain, keying, and standby.: Image: Joe Veras, K9OCO
Shown with included external speech amplifier with remote control of AM gain, keying, and standby.

Image: Joe Veras, K9OCO

Name/Title

Hallicrafters HT-4 series

Description

HF Transmitter

Category

Transmitter, HF

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Hallicrafters

Date made

1938 - 1950

Valuations

Value

$695.00

General Notes

Note

QST, Oct 1938, p. 2. also QST, Nov 1938, p. 2. Radio, Feb 1943 p. 4. (HT-4B) Radio's Master, 1945, p. H-8. (HT-4E) QST, Apr 1946, p. 117. (SCR-299 for sale) QST, Apr 1946, p. 113. (BC-610 for sale) HT-4G QST, May 1950, p. 7.($1520.00) HT-5G speech amp ($217.00) QST, Jul 1957, p. 91. (25,000 BC-610s made) Coverage: 160, 80, 40, 20, and 10 meters (pick three) Hallicrafters called their HT-4 “a new conception of transmitter design, a distinct departure from the traditional” rack-and-panel designs common in that era. It could be set up to switch among any three bands from 80 through 10 meters. Power output was 450 watts CW, 325 watts AM phone. The first 82 pages of the February 1944 issue of Radio News are largely devoted to the SCR-299. Ads on these pages are from the many manufacturers that made components for the unit, as well as for Hallicrafters itself. References Technical description. Radio News, Feb 1939, p. 80. "The Army's SCR-299." Radio News, Aug 1943, p. 17.