[Lowfer] S-51 "Seafarer"

[Michael Sapp]

Doc: Thanks for correcting my spelling on th S-51"Seafarer".  I should have double-checked "Seafearer" spelling at the time it wrote the comment....

Interesting it is not a front panel logo on the S-51 like  a Skybuddy or Skyrider on earlier Hallicrafter's models,

The Bama Boat Anchor archive had the manual and schematic copies. Thanks for the mention of the manual tho....

I tried using an improvised random wire on the S-51 last nite---piece of #18 stranded wire to the front porch raingutter downspout. Heard MF stations and some SW stations with it---and lots of digital noise on LF---only heard one NDB. 1.8 to 4 MHz mostly all PC noise....

Switched to my EWE antenna 150~200' from my house, along with a matching transformer feeding the S-51 receiver balanced input----and the LF/MFSW bands come alive with stations--and the noise levels greatly reduced.

I've come to the realization that if I did not have the extra 50 x 100 ft of yard space behind my garage that LF/VLF reception would likely not happen here.....it's just enough distance to get out from under my local noise envelope that allows the EWE antenna to (begin to) work well.  

73  Mike wa3tts