Hallicrafters S-17 reviews

Product description

Pancho Cheja

A 13-TUBE 6-BAND SUPERHET COVERING .54MHz TO 62MHz. 46SKHz l.F.
IT HAS ALL THE FEATURES OF THE SX-16 PLUS AN EXTRA STAGE OF R.F.
AMPLI FICATION AND A NOISE LIMITER. THE CHASSIS IS DEEPER THAN
THE SX-16 AND THE PANEL IS VERY SIMILAR IN LAYOUT WITH THE ADDITION
OF A NOISE LIMITER SWITCH. IF ONE IS NOT FAMILIAR WITH
THE TWO RADIOS IT IS EASY TO CONFUSE THEM. TUBES USED: SZ3
RECTIFIER. TWO 6V6 IN PUSH-PULL AUDIO OUTPUT, 6H6 NOISE LIMITER.
6J7 S-METER AMPLI FIER, 6J7 B.F.O .. 6R7 SECOND DETECTOR, A.VC,
AND FIRST AUDIO, 6K7 FIRST l.F. AMPLI FIER. 6K7 SECOND l.F. AMPLIFIER.
6JS OSCILLATOR, 6L7 FIRST DETECTOR AND MIXER. 6K7 FIRST R.F. AMPLIFIER.
AND 6K7 SECOND R.F. AMPLIFIER. POWER SOURCE IS 120 VOLTS
AC. manufactured in 1937

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Value for money
Aquired
Mint condition in 2022

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