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Radios currently in the KF6GK Vintage Radio Museum


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The Hallicrafters SX-111 was built from 1959-1962. This near mint condition unit came from the TRW ham swapmeet in the Los Angeles area and included an R-46A speaker. 


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The Hallicrafters SX-62A General Coverage Receiver was introduced in 1950 and continued production until 1955. This unit including R-46B speaker was found wrapped in plastic in the garage of a former SWL. After alignment and dial cord restringing it works and looks like new.


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The SX-122 by The Hallicrafters Co. arrived on the SWL scene in 1955. This single conversion receiver covers 
538kc-54mc and has bandspread tuning on the 80m - 10m amateur bands. An example of Hallicrafters distinctive 

Double Half Moon design, this unit came from the January 1999 SCARF meet in Valencia, CA.


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The NC-300 by the National Radio CO. was built from 1955-1958.Coverage is  provided for the    160m thru 10m HF bands as well  as 6m, 2m, and 1 1/4m bands when optional transverters are used.  This very clean unit came from the SCARF antique radio swapmeet in Valencia, CA. in August, 1998.


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The NC-98,(left) a 1954 National Radio Co. entry to the General Coverage Shortwave Receiver market, covers 540kc to 40mc with the 80m - 10m Amateur bands calibrated in the bandspread tuning window. This particular unit was owned by myself when I was a teen. I managed to get it back from the man I had sold it to as it no longer worked. A little TLC was all it took to return it to operational status. The National Radio Co. built the NC-125, (right) starting in 1950. This General Coverage Receiver was the first to use Nationals famed SELECT-O-JECT circuit. This one came from a seller at the Ontario, CA   SCARS swap that said he didn't know if it worked, which usually means it doesn't. I paid  $40.00  for the receiver and  $2.00 for a new line cord and it works great. 


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The National Radio Co. introduced the NC-57 in 1947. A 7 tube superheterodyne receiver, it continued in production until 1951. From the January 1999 SCARF meet in Valencia, CA.


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The National Radio Co. built this nifty little table top radio, the SW-54A,  from 1951 thru 1958.  Coverage is continuous from 540kc-30mc. From the Fall '98 SCARF meet.



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The Hallicrafters S-38 Series
The Hallicrafters Co. introduced the first in a series, the S-38 (left) in 1946. The S-38C (center) in Hammertone Gray
finish arrived in 1953 and was built thru1955. The S-38E (right) with Metalflake Silver Finish followed in 1957 and 
incorporated a slide-rule type tuning dial. Coverage is 540kcto 32mc. 


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The Hallicrafters S-53A was considered a step up from the S-38 series. Introduced in 1950, it covers 54kc - 54.5mc.


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The Drake 2B Receiver & 2BQ Q-Multiplier were introduced in 1961 and sold for $279.00. Coverage of the 80-10m Amateur bands is provided.   Very clean, from the TRW swap.



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The Drake TR-4. Built starting in 1964, this 300w pep input transceiver covers the 80m - 10m Amateur bands in seven  600kc segments. This very clean unit with matching AC supply / Speaker was found at a garage sale for $40.00 including a Shure 444 base microphone, although it did take a few more bucks for a new set of  PA tubes to get it on the air


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