Bob, Among other things, it covers 540kc to 54.5 mc vice to only 32mc for the S-38 Jim W5JT On Jun 5, 2008, at 8:59 PM, Bob Macklin wrote: > Is the Hallicrafters S-53 basically a S-38 with a power transformer? > > Bob Macklin > K5MYJ > Seattle, Wa, > "Real Radios Glow in the Dark" > ______________________________________________________________