Hallicrafters “Super Seven”

Object/Artifact

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Radio Alpha

Image: Joe Veras, K9OCO

Image: Joe Veras, K9OCO

Name/Title

Hallicrafters “Super Seven”

Description

General Coverage Receiver

Category

Receiver, General Coverage

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Hallicrafters

Date made

1935 - 1936

Other Name

"Super Seven"

Valuations

Value

$49.50

General Notes

Note

Lafayette catalog number 59, p. 95. The Super Seven (Super 7) that appears in the in advertising (QST, Sep 1935, pp. 5–6, for example) does not look like the one in the lead photo, or in Dachis' book. Moreover, the unit advertised uses 9 tubes. The Super Seven appears in the 1936 edition of the Radio Amateur's Handbook, so it is reason to conclude that it was sold through early 1936, at least. No official model number. The Super Seven names is derived from the seven tube superheterodyne design. Does not include a bandspread but uses vernier tuning for more precise tuning control. Coverage: 540 kHz to 18 Mhz Built-in speaker IF: 465 kHz BFO Power: 120 VAC Tubes: (1) 80, (1) 42, (3) 78, (1) 75, (1) 6A7