Hallicrafters HT-17

Object/Artifact

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Radio Alpha

Image: schulmanauction.com: This unit has had the jeweled indicator light replaced with a meter. This was a legitimate option, but the meter shown is not the one sold by Hallicrafters.
Image: schulmanauction.com

This unit has had the jeweled indicator light replaced with a meter. This was a legitimate option, but the meter shown is not the one sold by Hallicrafters.

Name/Title

Hallicrafters HT-17

Description

HF CW Transmitter

Category

Transmitter, HF, Novice/Beginner Equip

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Hallicrafters

Date made

1947 - 1950

Valuations

Value

$69.50

General Notes

Note

QST, Jul 1947, p. 5. Allied catalog 1947, p. 160. Concord catalog 9-47, p. 155. QST, Mar 1948, p. 110.("price reduced") Lafayette catalog number 89, p 176. The HT-17 covered 3.5 to 30 MHz with plug-in coils. The crystal-controlled transmitter's CW output was 15 watts on the 80 and 40 meter bands; 10 watts on 20, 15, and 10. The VFO-style slide-rule dials were actually scales for the tank circuit's plate and load capacitors. A jeweled pilot lamp served as a visual output indicator and could be replaced with a meter as an option.