Hallicrafters S-52

Object/Artifact

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Radio Alpha

Image: Sams Photofact

Image: Sams Photofact

Name/Title

Hallicrafters S-52

Description

General Coverage Receiver

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Hallicrafters

Date made

1948 - 1950

Dimensions

Height

9-11/16 in

Width

18-1/2 in

Depth

8-1/4 in

Valuations

Value

$99.50

General Notes

Note

QST, Aug 1948, p. 103. Lafayette-Concord (1949 #949), p. 143. Single conversion superheterodyne circuit. The S-52 is an AC-DC version of the outwardly identical S-40A. Both radios were released in 1948, and share the same basic specifications. Features include a headphone jack, BFO, ANL, AVC, pitch, mute, built-in speaker, three position tone control, and sensitivity control, and a zero to 100 bandspread. In 1950 the S-52 evolved into the S-77--essentially the same radio. Caution: Transformerless circuit. Coverage: 540 kHz to 44 MHz IF: 455 kHz Modes: AM, CW BFO ANL AVC Uncalibrated Bandspread Power: 120 volts AC-DC, 40 watts Tubes (8 total): (1) 6SG7, (1) 6SA7, (2) 6SK7, (1) 6H6, (1) 6SC7, (1) 25L6, (1) 25Z5