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RE: Yes, it's a Hallicrafters S-120

Posted by rick_m (A) on August 17, 2014 at 07:24:33

In Reply to: Yes, it's a Hallicrafters S-120 posted by mhardy6647 on August 17, 2014 at 05:31:51:

"It's an AC-DC, series string, transformerless, "killer" chassis -- and an K radio."

In those days every radio we had in the house (and this was pre-TV) were "AC/DC All-American fives". How did it go a 50C5,35W4, 12??? Can't remember the three 12 V ones in my dotage but since the first two were the rectifier and audio output amp the rest had to be the mixer, IF and detector.

I actually don't recall the S-120 not having a power transformer and I did operate on mine to add a phono jack to it so I could use a heathkit "Q-multiplier". But you are far more current on the critters. I mail-ordered mine from Monkey Wards and actually ordered an S-38 but they had been replaced by the S-120 during the process. Later I talked a friend into selling me his SX-99 and that was a lot nicer since the bandspread had the ham bands on it.

And now I have a synthesized icom and compared to those early sets (unless you had Collins) is infinitly better. No drift, calibrated, noise blanker.... Electronic things really have improved over the years including home audio. Oddly enough things with performance quirks and problems sometimes seem a little more human than stuff that's more solid. Perhaps there is a lesson there...

Rick

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