[Hallicrafters] FS: S-107

[Glen Zook]

I'm not selling the S-107 but have had three over the
years (including one right now).  Yes, they are
actually pretty sensitive on 6 meters.  However, the
stability is only "so-so".  Also, the tuning is pretty
"critical" (a little tuning on the bandspread goes a
"long" way!).

Actually, you set the band "5" all to way to the
highest frequency and use the bandspread (which is
calibrated for 6 meters) to tune.  Band 5 actually
covers from about 22 MHz up to around 56 MHz but has
no calibration on the dial other than the "mark" to
which to set the main tuning for 6 meter bandspread.

There are a few of the old 49 MHz "cordless phones" in
use by a few people in my neighborhood and those can
be easily copied on a short piece of wire for an
antenna.  The conversations, especially among the
teenage girls can be very interesting!

You can "tune" the "low band" LMRS frequencies and
"slope detect" the FM.  However, you don't really know
the frequency since the main tuning dial is not
calibrated.

My novice receiver was an S-107 (1959 - along with a
Globe Chief 90A) that replaced a Heath AR-3 that I had
as an SWL.  I re-created my novice station a couple of
years ago and actually got two S-107(s) from the same
source.  Traded off one and kept the other.

Glen, K9STH

--- David Hollander <n7rk at dancris.com> wrote:
> Yes, it covers 6 meters but can you actually hear
> anything on 6 with
> it??


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