Hallicrafters SX-96 Mark 1 and 1A

Object/Artifact

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Radio Alpha

SX-96: Image: Joe Veras, K9OCO
SX-96

Image: Joe Veras, K9OCO

Name/Title

Hallicrafters SX-96 Mark 1 and 1A

Description

General Coverage Receiver

Category

Receiver, General Coverage

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Hallicrafters

Date made

1954 - 1956

Dimensions

Height

8-1/2 in

Width

18-3/4 in

Depth

10-5/8 in

Weight

38 lb

Dimension Notes

Weight is approximate. Shipping weight is 43 lbs

Valuations

Value

$149.95

General Notes

Note

Allied Radio catalog 1955 (copyright 1954), p. 186. QST, Dec 1954, p. 7. Double conversion superheterodyne circuit features selectable single-sidebands, mixer-type second detector, crystal controlled second conversion oscillator, and bandspread calibrated for 80, 40, 20, 15, 11, and 10 meters. Also has BFO, ANL, crystal filter, variable selectivity, S-meter, delayed action AVC that function in all modes, and gear-driven flywheel tuning. Requires external speaker. Coverage: 540 kHz to 33 MHz IF: 1st 1650 kHz, 2nd 50 kHz BFO ANL AVC Speaker: 3.2 and 500 Ω terminals Power: 120 VAC Tubes: (1) 6CB6, (1) 6AU6, (1) 6C4, (1) 6BA6, 12AT7, (3) 6BE6, (1) 6AL5, (1) 6SC7, (1) 6K6, (1) 5Y3, (1) 0D3 (VR-150)