[Hallicrafters] Mysterious Ad and Kit Offer

[Bob W7AVK]

Good Day - At the Puyallup, WA ham fest a couple weekends ago I 
purchased a S-119 for $25 as it looked interesting and was in very nice 
condition.  Don't believe its the kit version.  It works, but is not 
much of a radio and is a very poor replacement for the S-38 series. 

Any one what it for their collection?  $25 plus actual postage from 98837.

73  Bob  W7AVK

Duane Fischer, W8DBF wrote:
> Hi Bob,
>
> Hence just a poor selection of descriptive termonology for the radio 
> "package" that Bill was describing.
>
> Thank you for the additional elaboration on the S-119K too. What 
> follows is quoted from Chuck Dachis book "Radios By Hallicrafters".
>
> S-119K INCLUDE BUILT-IN SPEAKER, A FERRITE ROD ANTENNA FOR
> STANDARD BROADCAST, AND A BFO.  THIS RADIO IS A
> "COMMEMORATIVE" UNIT CELEBRATING THE 100th MODEL PRODUCED
> SINCE THE S-19 SKY BUDDY. IT WAS ALSO THE FIRST RADIO SOLD BY
> THE COMPANY TO BE AVAILABLE AS A KIT (S-119K)
>
> THE POWER SOURCE IS 120 VOLTS AC. TUBES USED: 6BE6 OSCILLATOR
> & MIXER, 6BA6 I.F. & BFO, 6CM8 1st AUDIO & AUDIO OUTPUT, AND
> A SILICONE DIODE POWER RECTIFIER.
> THE KIT PRICE WAS 39.95, AND THE FACTORY WIRED PRICE WAS
> 49.95
>
> S-120  NONE  1961-64      4 TUBES AND 4 BANDS COVERING 540KHz
> TO 31MHz WITH A 455KHz I.F., FEATURES INCLUDE BAND SPREAD,
> BFO, FERRITE ROD LOOP ANTENNA FOR BROADCAST BAND, REAR
> MOUNTED 45" TELESCOPING WHIP ANTENNA FOR THE SHORT WAVE
> BANDS, AND BUILT-IN SPEAKER. THE S-120 REPLACES THE S-38
> SERIES AS THE ENTRY LEVEL SET.
> POWER SOURCE IS 120 VOLTS AC OR DC. TUBES USED: 12BE6
> OSCILLATOR & MIXER, 12BA6 I.F., 12AV6 AVC & 1st AUDIO, 50C5
> AUDIO OUTPUT, AND A SELENIUM RECTIFIER. MODELS SW-500 AND WR-
> 1000 ARE THE SAME RADIO IN A DIFFERENT CASE. 69.95
>
>
> Duane Fischer, W8DBF/WPE8CXO
> dfischer at usol.com
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>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Nickels" <W9RAN at oneradio.net>
> To: "Duane Fischer, W8DBF" <dfischer at usol.com>
> Cc: "Bill Gerhold" <k2wh at optonline.net>; <hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2007 4:35 PM
> Subject: Re: [Hallicrafters] Mysterious Ad and Kit Offer
>
>
>> Duane Fischer, W8DBF wrote:
>>> Hi Robert,
>>>
>>> Was the S-120 available as a "kit"? If so, wasn't the letter "K" 
>>> used to designate a kit?
>>>
>>>
>> Correct on the "K" designation, Duane.  And to my knowledge the S-120 
>> was not offered in kit form.
>>
>> Just to clear up any confusion about Bill's "kit" - he said:
>>
>> "The kit includes:
>>
>> 1) The precision Hallicrafters 4-Band radio complete with 3 antenna 
>> systems.
>> (built in ferrite loop, telescoping whip, and wire..."
>>
>> and the globe, map, and all the other stuff.
>>
>> So what was offered was a kit of stuff, not a radio in kit form.  And 
>> while the S-119K was a radio sold in kit form, it was only 3 bands 
>> and didn't come with a whip antenna.
>>
>>
>>
>> 73, Bob W9RAN
>>
>>
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