Tag Archives: Hallicrafters

The connection between Hallicrafters and 1940s electronic warfare

One of my favorite ham radio blogs is that of John (AE5X). Like me, he’s a QRPer–meaning, as amateur radio operators, we love making contacts across this great globe of ours using very low power…typically 5 watts or less. The … Continue reading

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Jeffrey revives an old friend, his Hallicrafters SX-110

SWLing Post reader, Jeffrey Fritz, sent me the following message and has kindly allowed me to share it with other readers. I’mthoroughly inspired! As a teenager in the 1960s I spent a considerable amount of time SWLing on a Hallicrafters … Continue reading

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Ultimate gift for Dad: A professionally restored Hallicrafters S-20R

On the subject of being reunited with a special radio, I found this story in the Illinois newspaper, the Quincy-Herald Whig: For David Nagel of Quincy, it was Father’s Day in August. The 81-year-old Nagel received an unexpected gift Wednesday … Continue reading

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