Just got a hallicrafters s118 antique radio forums. It is a minor upgrade of the s 40 and s 40a with one less tube but all the same functions. In this page you find schematic, users and instructions manuals, service manuals, technical supplement, leaf leads and other good stuff. Your hallicrafters model s81 is an fm receiver which covers the police, fire. The s 40b is a single conversion general coverage receiver covering 4 bands from am broadcast to 44 mhz. Hallicrafters page 15 71 the hallicrafters co ouel 5 40 the receiver ls designed to operate from a 117 volt, 5060 cycle single phase, 2560 cycle if receiver has universal power transformer ac source or from a 6volt storage battery and 200volts of b battery the b batteries may be replaced by a suitable vibrator type power supply lf lt meets the following current requirements a c. These are digitally copied and enhanced manuals for the hallicrafters s 118 receiver. The hallicrafters s 38 was a basic, but very good communications receiver introduced in 1946. Test equipment, amatuer ham radio and cb schematics for. There are two versions of the s 38 without a letter suffix that is known to exist. View and download hallicrafters s 119 operating and service instructions online. In this video im tuning the 75m phone ham band using the vintage 1961 hallicrafters s120 4 tube general coverage receiver connected to an.
It covers the broadcast band, three short wave bands from 2. I recommend changing the plug to a polarized one and be sure to hard wire the ac neutral wire to the return bus as shown in the larger schematic. The hallicrafters company warrants each new radio product manu factured. Hallicrafters model s 118 five band receiver the s 118 receiver was a fair entry level radio. For those who want a refresher course in radio repair so they can do their own.
Hallicrafters s 120 radio restoration part i duration. The hallicrafters s 119 sky buddy ii shortwave receiver tunes from 535 to 16400 khz in three bands. The name hallicrafters was a composite of bill halligan s last name, and the word hand crafted. Hallicrafters s 119 manuals manuals and user guides for hallicrafters s 119. Tuning 75m phone ham band using vintage hallicrafters s. After going to bama for a manual, i found the circuit schematic to be unreadable. I then compared the rider schematics with my radio. Page 1562 hallicrafters opel s 5fe1 the hallicrafters co. The original s 38 had 6 tubes, a metal bottom cover and a smooth black finish on the cabinet.
At a recent radio rally i picked up a hallicrafters s 118 receiver. As ka8dll pointed out, the hallicrafters ads for this radio must have been very confusing, and did not tell the whole story about the s 118 circuitry. Full text of radios by hallicrafters internet archive. All of these sets feature electrical bandspread, bfo, an rf amp and two stages of if amplification. Note that there is a limit to the number of files you can download. The s 38 radios were the successors to the hallicrafters ec1 line of radios and my particular one was made sometime around 1950. Similar to the repair manuals available on cd, this manual provide you with visual and step by step instructions to make flawless repairs to your electronic items. Fix your hallicrafters s118 receiver with the help of this service manual. Much hallicrafters equipment is still in common use by collectors and vintage amateur radio enthusiasts, and widely available on the used market. There were apparently three different revisions of the hallicrafters s 40.
Select picture or schematic to display from thumbnails on the right and click for download. Hallicrafters s200 5band am shortwave radio receiver manual. Resources riders volume 17 changes 173 riders volume 15 hallicrafters 1559 riders volume 15 hallicrafters 1560 riders volume 15 hallicrafters 1561 riders volume 15 hallicrafters 1562 riders volume 15 hallicrafters. Back to hallicrafters next receiver last modified 20181016 hallicrafters s118 specifications. Nov 17, 2015 the s 120 turned out to be a very popular receiver for the hallicrafters company and was the successor to their famous s 38 line. The hallicrafters company manufactured, marketed, and sold radio equipment, and to a lesser. Hallicrafters s119 sky buddy ii shortwave radio receiver. Up for sale a hallicrafters s52 receiver this receiver is being put up for parts or. Chicago, il and arlingtongrand prairie, tx country. Short video showing this hallicrafters s118 mark ii receiver is working on all bands. The s118 is really a remake of the series s107s53a. The s 38e was a typical all american five acdc, transformerless circuit, and it actually works fairly well on am below, say, 15 mhz. Service manuals, schematics, eproms for electrical technicians. The hallicrafters s 119 is surprisingly stable on frequency and i do not detect any frequency drift at high volumes called pulling.
Hayseed hamfest manufactures brand new multisection can capacitors and recap kits for the hallicrafters s 40a. However, you will find the schematic in the pages folder is not good enough to work from. A big mistake made by hallicrafters was making it look like s120. Although not called an s 38, this hallicrafters 5r10 is a very similar design to the s 38d. The hallicrafters company manufactured this receiver as a commemorative radio in order to celebrate their 100th model that had been produced since the s 19 sky buddy was released in 1938. The s 120 turned out to be a very popular receiver for the hallicrafters company and was the successor to their famous s.
Technical data, operating and service manuals provided by myself and other hams covering various technical subjects, amateur radio receivers, transmitters, transceivers and accessories. My first hallicrafters was the sx28, which certainly fit the super radio classification. This is a page on my hallicrafters s 118 communication reciever i own. Resources riders volume 17 changes 173 riders volume 15 hallicrafters 1559 riders volume 15 hallicrafters 1560 riders volume 15 hallicrafters 1561 riders volume 15 hallicrafters 1562 riders volume 15 hallicrafters 1563. Hallicrafters sx62 sx42 s85 s40 restoration kit repair service fix recap. The s 120 turned out to be a very popular receiver for the hallicrafters company and was the successor to their famous s 38 line. This is the schematic i recommend you use to rebuild your radio to. Looking for hallicrafters s118 schematic radiobanter. The above picture is of a hallicrafters s118 communications reciever. Ive found a number of us websites which sell the manual, but the cost plus postage is about the. Ive located a scan of the service manual on the bama website, but the schematic was unreadable.
A must have for anyone who owns hallicrafters s118. Chicago, il and arlington, build 19621965, 11 pictures, 5 tubes, united states of america, schematics. We have 1 hallicrafters s 119 manual available for free pdf download. This is a page on my hallicrafters s118 communication reciever i own. The hallicrafters company manufactured this receiver as a commemorative radio in order to celebrate their 100th model that had been produced since the s. It looks like the s 120, but the guts are totally different. My hallicrafters s118 communications reciever electronixandmore. This site helps you to save the earth from electronic waste. The s 120 has a total of four bands with continuous coverage from 540 khz to 31 mhz. The five band hallicrafters s 107 uses seven tubes and is transformer operated.
It s a bit tatty, but i was interested since i have never owned a valve tube receiver. In this page you find schematic, users and instructions manuals, service. In its day, it was considered a very stylish radio and to get just the right look, hallicrafters hired one of the greatest artist of the art deco movement, raymond loewy. The above picture is of a hallicrafters s 118 communications reciever. The receiver incorporates four tubes and a selenium rectifier in its circuit. This set was manufactured from 1951 1953, before the production of the s 38d, which was from 1955 1957.
The hallicrafters model,sr150 transceiver is a precisionbuilt. Free hallicrafters diagrams, schematics, service manuals. The hallicrafters s 38 line included the models s 38, s 38a, s 38b, s 38c, s 38d, s 38e, s38eb and s 38em. Im wondering if anyone had a digital schematic that one can read. Sep 12, 2009 this is a hallicrafters radio in allmost completely restored condition. Hallicrafters s119 operating and service instructions pdf. Im not sure it qualifies as a communications receiver, but theyre fun to play with anyway. Test equipment, amatuer ham radio and cb schematics for download. It was very similar to the s 120 model, it had 5 tubes and silicon rectifier.
Restoring a halicrafters s 120 i acquired my grandfather s halicrafters s 120 shortwave radio about 10 years ago and it has been sitting in a closet since. I replaced the 12 wave selenium rectifier with a bridge rectifier made with. I really like the classics, the glow of tubes and smell of transformers and having a short window of free time decided to pick up a poor ugly semirusted hallicrafters s. New listing vintage hallicrafters model s 38 receiver no reserve. I would really like to get it up and running because it is in very good shape cosmetically. Hallicrafters diagrams, schematics and service manuals download for free. Ive located a scan of the service manual on the bama website, but the schematic. For additional information, see the global shipping program terms and. Hallicrafters s118 owner s guide and s118 service data, reprint.
Resources riders volume 23 hallicrafters 2326 riders volume 23 hallicrafters 2327 riders volume 23 hallicrafters 2328 riders volume 23 hallicrafters 2329 riders volume 23 hallicrafters 2330 riders volume 23 hallicrafters 2331. The hallicrafters c808agrc26a transmitter teletypewriter angrc26. Model s 107, mark figure s general description your new s 107 tunesfrom 540 kilocyclesto 31 mc and 48 to 54. The first hallicrafters radio, the s 1 skyrider, was handcrafted and built in 1932. The s 119 was the third and final sky buddy that the company made and is their only 3 tube radio. This nice looking s 118 hallicrafters shortwave radio is a fine receiver. Hallicrafters model s 118 mark2 five band radio receiver short wave works great. Can capacitors and recap kits for hallicrafters hayseed. Jun 17, 2017 hallicrafters s 118 receiver john and carmen. Visit us online for more information or to download service manuals today. If you have some stuff that not is listed here you can donate this by contact mods.
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