Hallicrafters S-118

Object/Artifact

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Radio Alpha

Image: Joe VEras, K9OCO

Image: Joe VEras, K9OCO

Name/Title

Hallicrafters S-118

Description

General Coverage plus VLF Receiver

Category

Receiver, General Coverage, VLF

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Hallicrafters

Date made

1963 - 1965

Dimensions

Height

6-3/8 in

Width

14-1/2 in

Depth

9-7/8 in

Weight

15 lb

Valuations

Value

$99.95

General Notes

Note

Electronics World, Feb 1963, p. 97. QST, Mar 1965 p. 103. A single conversion superheterodyne circuit. Note gap in coverage. Features include a zero to 100 bandspread, built-in speaker, headphone jack, BFO, ANL, sensitivity control, standby switch, a built-in ferrite rod antenna for BCB reception. a record output jack, and a phono input. An S-118 Mark ll was a later version. Differences unknown. Note small gap in reception. Coverage: 185 to 420 kHz, 495 kHz to 31 MHz IF: 455 kHz Modes: AM, CW, SSB Built-in speaker Audio output: 3.2 Ω BFO ANL Power: 120 VAC, 33 watts Tubes (5 total): (1) 12BA6, (1) 6BL8, (1) 6T8, (1) 6AQ5, (1) 6BL8