Hallicrafters S-19R

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 S-19R

Description

General Coverage Receiver

Category

Receiver, General Coverage

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Hallicrafters

Date made

1939 - 1942

Other Name

"Sky Buddy"

Valuations

Value

$29.50

General Notes

Note

QST, Feb 1939, p. 2. Lafayette catalog number 87 (New York), p. 56. The third receiver in the Sky Buddy series. The others were the 5-T (1935) and the S-19 (1938). In spite of the similar nomenclature, the S-19R is a completely different design than the S-19. The center dial is the bandspread. Coverage: 550 kHz - 46 Mhz IF: 455 kHz Built-in speaker Bandspread BFO Tubes (version 1): (1) 6K8, (1) 6K7, (1) 6Q7, (1) 76, (1) 41, (1) 80 Tubes (version 2): (1) 6K8, (1) 6SK7, (1) 6SQ7, (1) 76, (1) 41, (1) 80 References Converting the Sky Buddy. Radio News, Aug 1941, p. 34. Lafayette catalog number 82, p. 114.