{"id":8589,"date":"2014-01-12T14:00:11","date_gmt":"2014-01-12T18:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=8589"},"modified":"2014-01-12T14:00:11","modified_gmt":"2014-01-12T18:00:11","slug":"video-ken-operates-his-hallicrafter-s-120-for-the-first-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2014\/01\/video-ken-operates-his-hallicrafter-s-120-for-the-first-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: Ken operates his Hallicrafter S-120 for the first time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Hallicrafters-S-1201.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7721 alignnone\" alt=\"The Hallicrafters S-120\" src=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Hallicrafters-S-1201.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Hallicrafters-S-1201.jpg 600w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Hallicrafters-S-1201-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Hallicrafters-S-1201-100x45.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In response to <a title=\"The Amazing World of Short Wave Listening: Hallicrafters 45 RPM\" href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2014\/01\/the-amazing-world-of-short-wave-listening-hallicrafters-45-rpm\/\" target=\"_blank\">our last post regarding Hallicrafters&#8217; promotional 45 RPM record<\/a>, Ken Carr comments:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I got the entire promotional kit for the [Hallicrafters] S120 when I was a kid. My parents even bought the radio for me. I still have everything, including the record. How could you not want to get into SWL after listening to it?<\/p>\n<p>My dad took an 8mm film of me using the new radio. I have since digitized it.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Ken then kindly shared his video (<a title=\"YouTube\" href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/MzI8nftVQW0\" target=\"_blank\">which can also be viewed on YouTube<\/a>):<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MzI8nftVQW0\" height=\"315\" width=\"420\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Thanks for sharing, Ken!\u00a0This stuff is priceless.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In response to our last post regarding Hallicrafters&#8217; promotional 45 RPM record, Ken Carr comments: &#8220;I got the entire promotional kit for the [Hallicrafters] S120 when I was a kid. My parents even bought the radio for me. I still have everything, including the record. How could you not want to get into SWL after [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1271,305,26,304],"tags":[1255,2284,2498],"class_list":["post-8589","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-boat-anchors-2","category-nostalgia","category-radios","category-videos","tag-hallicrafters","tag-hallicrafters-s-120","tag-kenn-carr"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-2ex","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":8575,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2014\/01\/the-amazing-world-of-short-wave-listening-hallicrafters-45-rpm\/","url_meta":{"origin":8589,"position":0},"title":"The Amazing World of Short Wave Listening: Hallicrafters 45 RPM","author":"Thomas","date":"January 12, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"SWLing Post reader, Michael Black, remembers the Hallicrafters 45 RPM promotional record in a comment: \"All this talk of early listening, especially when it's about the same period I joined in, reminds me\u00a0of the Hallicrafter's 45RPM record that was used as a promotional tool. \u00a0Send 25cents, get the record back,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Manufacturers&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Manufacturers","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/manufacturers\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"(Source: WW2E on QRZ.com)","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Hallicrafters-45RPM-300x166.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":43290,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/06\/listener-post-mike-stutzers-love-of-radio-began-with-a-hallicrafters-s-120\/","url_meta":{"origin":8589,"position":1},"title":"Listener Post: Mike Stutzer&#8217;s love of radio began with a Hallicrafters S-120","author":"Thomas","date":"June 22, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Mike Stutzer, who recently shared the following listener post: I started SWLing as a teenager. My favorite uncle gave me a Hallicrafters S-120. My dad hung a longwire under an eave and through a casement window frame into my bedroom. 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I was just starting out in ham radio when I logged a QSO [contact] with a ham from Montana. I was thrilled because I\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Ham Radio&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Ham Radio","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/ham-radio\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"W7LR-KenCarr","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/W7LR-KenCarr1.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/W7LR-KenCarr1.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/W7LR-KenCarr1.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":19102,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/05\/hamvention-find-rare-hallicrafters-sx-11\/","url_meta":{"origin":8589,"position":4},"title":"Hamvention Find: Rare Hallicrafters SX-11","author":"Thomas","date":"May 22, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Yesterday, at the Dayton Hamvention Flea Market, a Hallicrafters SX-11 caught my eye. I don't often see the SX-11 in such excellent shape. The seller wanted $500--quite steep for a flea market find. Then I noticed a plaque on the side of the cabinet. This Hallicrafters SX-11 has been in\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Hallicrafters-SX-11 - 2","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Hallicrafters-SX-11-2-1024x576.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Hallicrafters-SX-11-2-1024x576.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Hallicrafters-SX-11-2-1024x576.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":16644,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/01\/avengers-age-of-ultron-scene-is-that-a-hallicrafters-receiver\/","url_meta":{"origin":8589,"position":5},"title":"Avengers &#8216;Age of Ultron&#8217; scene: is that a Hallicrafters receiver?","author":"Thomas","date":"January 11, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"With the recent posts about shortwave radio in films (Star Wars and Star Trek),\u00a0I remembered a scene from Avengers: Age of Ultron where I thought I spotted a vintage Hallicrafters receiver. 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