Hallicrafters S-38D
Hallicrafters S-38D
Project Date: March 2013
- Circa 1955
- All American 5
- No power transformer
- Shortwave bands
50's Shortwave
I picked this up at the Boxboro Hamfest for $10. I want to get the more classy Raymond Lowey version... but I figured I could learn on this one. It is electricaly Identical.
This is a nice radio to work on. There is plenty of space in the chassis.
Deep Thoughts
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I think soldering tube radios is more fun than working on kits. Everything is bigger and more solid.
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Tubes have a much warmer sound that transistors. transmitting mp3 files to a tube radio filters out the computer sound.
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Bringing an old tube radio back to life is a wonderful experience. The first time you power it up and hear a station is magical!
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Listening to Old Time Radio programs on a tube radio that I restored myself is wonderful.