[Hallicrafters] S40A Help |
W4AWM at aol.com
W4AWM at aol.com
Sat May 21 00:16:28 EDT 2011
Hi Mike,
Typically, the receivers I have that were Canadian built have an SC
designation. I have an SC-77 and one other, but I am not at home at the moment
and can't recall what model it is. Also, the SC models have white lettering
for both the SC model number and the Hallicrafters brand name on the other
side of the panel. If I remember, I'll check the other one when I get
home. Also I have never seen anything but an SX-28, SX-32 and a few others
with orange dials. I don't believe the dials were that color when new but
changed with age. I am not sure of the original color. Same thing for the
meter faces in those models. I have never seen or heard of an S-40 or S-77
model with anything but a green dial. The only other non standard face I am
aware of is on some S-77s where the background was white and the lettering
was white. These models are plagued by flaking dial paint. If you get one or
work on one, don't touch the dial at all. Never attempt to clean it or
even try to blow dust off of it, just stay away from it. The S-76 had a
similar plastic dial to the
S-40 series but it was black with white lettering. The bandspread dial
was calibrated.
Hallicrafters did produce a large number of home entertainment radios in
Canada. These were typically All American Fives with octal or miniature
tubes. I have a huge collection of them.
73,
John, W4AWM
In a message dated 5/20/2011 10:19:10 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
radiocompass at yahoo.com writes:
I don't think the dial color is an indicator of S-40 vs S-40A. I have a
Canadian S-40, or at least an S-40 with a Rogers Majestic tag on the back,
that has the green dials. And an 80 rectalfire.
I've seen a few S-40 receivers on eVilbay with amber dials, but they are
definitely in the minority.
The only difference between the 90 and 5Y3 is the base; 4 pins for the 89
vs the octal on the 5Y3. Unless maybe the early S-40s used a field coil
speaker, like their parent S-20R? My Canadian S-40 has a PM speaker.
Does the Rogers Majestic tag indicate that the radio was actually built in
Canada, or merely imported by Rogers Majestic? I've seen an SX-28 with
such a tag as well, but no other models.
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