A big mistake made by hallicrafters was making it look like s120. The hallicrafters company manufactured this receiver as a commemorative radio in order to celebrate their 100th model that had been produced since the s. The above picture is of a hallicrafters s 118 communications reciever. As ka8dll pointed out, the hallicrafters ads for this radio must have been very confusing, and did not tell the whole story about the s 118 circuitry. Jun 17, 2017 hallicrafters s 118 receiver john and carmen. The s 120 turned out to be a very popular receiver for the hallicrafters company and was the successor to their famous s. In this page you find schematic, users and instructions manuals, service manuals, technical supplement, leaf leads and other good stuff. The original s 38 had 6 tubes, a metal bottom cover and a smooth black finish on the cabinet. I recommend changing the plug to a polarized one and be sure to hard wire the ac neutral wire to the return bus as shown in the larger schematic. Im wondering if anyone had a digital schematic that one can read. The s 40b is a single conversion general coverage receiver covering 4 bands from am broadcast to 44 mhz.
This is the schematic i recommend you use to rebuild your radio to. Service manuals, schematics, eproms for electrical technicians. Test equipment, amatuer ham radio and cb schematics for download. Hallicrafters s200 5band am shortwave radio receiver manual. Nov 17, 2015 the s 120 turned out to be a very popular receiver for the hallicrafters company and was the successor to their famous s 38 line.
My hallicrafters s118 communications reciever electronixandmore. In this page you find schematic, users and instructions manuals, service. This is a page on my hallicrafters s118 communication reciever i own. It is a minor upgrade of the s 40 and s 40a with one less tube but all the same functions. Tuning 75m phone ham band using vintage hallicrafters s. The s 120 turned out to be a very popular receiver for the hallicrafters company and was the successor to their famous s 38 line.
This is a page on my hallicrafters s 118 communication reciever i own. My first hallicrafters was the sx28, which certainly fit the super radio classification. This site helps you to save the earth from electronic waste. Ive located a scan of the service manual on the bama website, but the schematic was unreadable. The s 120 has a total of four bands with continuous coverage from 540 khz to 31 mhz. The hallicrafters company manufactured, marketed, and sold radio equipment, and to a lesser.
It was very similar to the s 120 model, it had 5 tubes and silicon rectifier. Resources riders volume 17 changes 173 riders volume 15 hallicrafters 1559 riders volume 15 hallicrafters 1560 riders volume 15 hallicrafters 1561 riders volume 15 hallicrafters 1562 riders volume 15 hallicrafters 1563. Note that there is a limit to the number of files you can download. For those who want a refresher course in radio repair so they can do their own. Hayseed hamfest manufactures brand new multisection can capacitors and recap kits for the hallicrafters s 40a. Hallicrafters s119 operating and service instructions pdf. Back to hallicrafters next receiver last modified 20181016 hallicrafters s118 specifications. I am having an unusually hard time finding a manual schematic for a hallicrafters s 118 receiver. Your hallicrafters model s81 is an fm receiver which covers the police, fire. Hallicrafters page 15 71 the hallicrafters co ouel 5 40 the receiver ls designed to operate from a 117 volt, 5060 cycle single phase, 2560 cycle if receiver has universal power transformer ac source or from a 6volt storage battery and 200volts of b battery the b batteries may be replaced by a suitable vibrator type power supply lf lt meets the following current requirements a c. For additional information, see the global shipping program terms and.
The above picture is of a hallicrafters s118 communications reciever. It covers the broadcast band, three short wave bands from 2. Chicago, il and arlingtongrand prairie, tx country. Ive found a number of us websites which sell the manual, but the cost plus postage is about the. A must have for anyone who owns hallicrafters s118. Hallicrafters diagrams, schematics and service manuals download for free. Hallicrafters model s 118 five band receiver the s 118 receiver was a fair entry level radio. I replaced the 12 wave selenium rectifier with a bridge rectifier made with.
Test equipment, amatuer ham radio and cb schematics for. Just got a hallicrafters s118 antique radio forums. Visit us online for more information or to download service manuals today. It features variable selectivity and notch filter controls. The hallicrafters s 119 is surprisingly stable on frequency and i do not detect any frequency drift at high volumes called pulling. It looks like the s 120, but the guts are totally different. Im not sure it qualifies as a communications receiver, but theyre fun to play with anyway. Short video showing this hallicrafters s118 mark ii receiver is working on all bands. Hallicrafters s 119 manuals manuals and user guides for hallicrafters s 119.
Much hallicrafters equipment is still in common use by collectors and vintage amateur radio enthusiasts, and widely available on the used market. Looking for hallicrafters s118 schematic radiobanter. The hallicrafters c808agrc26a transmitter teletypewriter angrc26. I would really like to get it up and running because it is in very good shape cosmetically. Resources riders volume 17 changes 173 riders volume 15 hallicrafters 1559 riders volume 15 hallicrafters 1560 riders volume 15 hallicrafters 1561 riders volume 15 hallicrafters 1562 riders volume 15 hallicrafters. After going to bama for a manual, i found the circuit schematic to be unreadable.
The five band hallicrafters s 107 uses seven tubes and is transformer operated. The hallicrafters s 38 was a basic, but very good communications receiver introduced in 1946. There were apparently three different revisions of the hallicrafters s 40. Sep 12, 2009 this is a hallicrafters radio in allmost completely restored condition. Resources riders volume 23 hallicrafters 2326 riders volume 23 hallicrafters 2327 riders volume 23 hallicrafters 2328 riders volume 23 hallicrafters 2329 riders volume 23 hallicrafters 2330 riders volume 23 hallicrafters 2331.
There are two versions of the s 38 without a letter suffix that is known to exist. Hallicrafters s 120 radio restoration part i duration. The receiver incorporates four tubes and a selenium rectifier in its circuit. Chicago, il and arlington, build 19621965, 11 pictures, 5 tubes, united states of america, schematics. The hallicrafters company warrants each new radio product manu factured. This set was manufactured from 1951 1953, before the production of the s 38d, which was from 1955 1957. In its day, it was considered a very stylish radio and to get just the right look, hallicrafters hired one of the greatest artist of the art deco movement, raymond loewy. However, you will find the schematic in the pages folder is not good enough to work from. We have 1 hallicrafters s 119 manual available for free pdf download. View and download hallicrafters s 119 operating and service instructions online. New listing vintage hallicrafters model s 38 receiver no reserve. The name hallicrafters was a composite of bill halligan s last name, and the word hand crafted.
Hallicrafters s118 owner s guide and s118 service data, reprint. Page 1562 hallicrafters opel s 5fe1 the hallicrafters co. Hallicrafters sx62 sx42 s85 s40 restoration kit repair service fix recap. The hallicrafters company manufactured this receiver as a commemorative radio in order to celebrate their 100th model that had been produced since the s 19 sky buddy was released in 1938. I then compared the rider schematics with my radio. Hallicrafters sx122, hallicrafters sx3, hallicrafters. The hallicrafters s 119 sky buddy ii shortwave receiver tunes from 535 to 16400 khz in three bands. It s a bit tatty, but i was interested since i have never owned a valve tube receiver. The hallicrafters s 38 line included the models s 38, s 38a, s 38b, s 38c, s 38d, s 38e, s38eb and s 38em. It looks a lot like the s 120 but is built much different. Although not called an s 38, this hallicrafters 5r10 is a very similar design to the s 38d. Similar to the repair manuals available on cd, this manual provide you with visual and step by step instructions to make flawless repairs to your electronic items. Hallicrafters s 40 2nd revision fellow ham, and awa member, lynn located the rider schematics for the hallicrafters s 40 at the awa annex yesterday, and sent me copies.
Free hallicrafters diagrams, schematics, service manuals. At a recent radio rally i picked up a hallicrafters s 118 receiver. The s 119 was the third and final sky buddy that the company made and is their only 3 tube radio. The hallicrafters model,sr150 transceiver is a precisionbuilt. If you have some stuff that not is listed here you can donate this by contact mods. The s 38 radios were the successors to the hallicrafters ec1 line of radios and my particular one was made sometime around 1950. I really like the classics, the glow of tubes and smell of transformers and having a short window of free time decided to pick up a poor ugly semirusted hallicrafters s. Full text of radios by hallicrafters internet archive. There arent that many parts, there is plenty of work room and the job goes quickly. Can capacitors and recap kits for hallicrafters hayseed. Up for sale a hallicrafters s52 receiver this receiver is being put up for parts or. These are digitally copied and enhanced manuals for the hallicrafters s 118 receiver. Hallicrafters model s 118 mark2 five band radio receiver short wave works great.
Technical data, operating and service manuals provided by myself and other hams covering various technical subjects, amateur radio receivers, transmitters, transceivers and accessories. Fix your hallicrafters s118 receiver with the help of this service manual. Restoring a halicrafters s 120 i acquired my grandfather s halicrafters s 120 shortwave radio about 10 years ago and it has been sitting in a closet since. Hallicrafters s119 sky buddy ii shortwave radio receiver. In this video im tuning the 75m phone ham band using the vintage 1961 hallicrafters s120 4 tube general coverage receiver connected to an. The s118 is really a remake of the series s107s53a.
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