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. Allied Radio catalog 1956 (copyright 1955), p. 192. 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)