[ARC5] Hallicrafters S27C ?

[Richard Knoppow]

    It would be interesting.  I have a Navy version of the S-36 (which 
needs a new gearbox). It works pretty well but was had at by someone 
before I got it and I have not been able to figure out if they modified 
the circuit.  This was quite a stretch at the time. Acorn tubes were the 
newest and latest but much of the circuit made use of rather 
conventional construction.  However it works. The S-36C and S-37 were an 
even longer stretch. I've seen only a couple of S-37s and don't have the 
spare cash for one at the moment, but it would be interesting to know 
how well it performs. The range it covers became very popular for public 
service radio a few years after its construction with much more compact 
and probably better performing gear.  Hallicrafters tried very hard to 
be ahead of the game but never quite got things right.

On 2/14/2016 2:38 PM, Military Wireless Museum wrote:
> Yes Richard, I see its the same as the 37 but clearly marked 27C. I 
> have the book/cct for the 37 so I'll see if the insides compare, only 
> got the set today.
>
> Pictures of the 27 I have found show the steering wheel knob and small 
> non skirted ones on the controls, I think these would look best on set 
> if I can find them.
>
> Ben
>
> Military Wireless Museum
> Kidderminster, UK.
> Museum Web Site <http://www.militarywirelessmuseum.co.uk>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richard Knoppow <1oldlens1 at ix.netcom.com>
> To: Military Wireless Museum <military1944 at aol.com>; Arc5 
> <Arc5 at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Sun, 14 Feb 2016 22:32
> Subject: Re: [ARC5] Hallicrafters S27C ?
>
>     Well, this is a new one to me and I thought I knew the 
> Hallicrafters models pretty well.  It appears to be an earlier version 
> of the S-37, which covers about the same range in the same way that 
> the S-36 was a later version of the S-27.  These must be quite rare.
>
> On 2/14/2016 2:12 PM, Military Wireless Museum wrote:
>
>     -----Original Message-----
>     From: Richard Knoppow <1oldlens1 at ix.netcom.com>
>     To: arc5 <arc5 at mailman.qth.net>
>     Sent: Sun, 14 Feb 2016 19:52
>     Subject: Re: [ARC5] Hallicrafters S27C ?
>
>     I think you mean S-37, the S-27 was the predecessor to the S-36. 
>     The S-37 did not have a steering wheel style tuning knob but
>     rather a heavy solid round knob that is stepped.  AFAIK, this knob
>     was not used on any other receiver.  The photo attached appears to
>     be an S-37 with a knob from an S-27, S-36 or SX-28 on it. Look at
>     the illustrations in the handbooks for the S-37.
>
>     -----------------------
>
>     No Richard, I mean S-27C. Single band Ultra high frequency set.
>
>     cheers, Ben.
>
>     id.jpg
>
>
> -- 
> Richard Knoppow
> 1oldlens1 at ix.netcom.com
> WB6KBL

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Richard Knoppow
1oldlens1 at ix.netcom.com
WB6KBL

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