posted on July 24, 2007 02:17:06 PM new
I have my dad's Hallicrafters shortwave radio Model S-38A. It's a tube radio. He used it in San Francisco to listen for foreign signals. I think a bunch of guys who couldn't join the military did this. I used to listen to it as a teenager. It's been in the garage. It's nice and dusty. Headphones are with it. Any suggestions before I turn it on besides cleaning it with a can of air? I am afraid of blowing a tube.
posted on July 24, 2007 04:09:15 PM new
I have one but haven't played with it in about 20 years. You need a long attenna to get much of signal. Just about any kind of wire will work. They gained much of there popularity during Byrd's exploration of the South pole. At that period of time Ham radios were and still are popular. The Hallicrafter allow hobbiest who were not quite ready to get a CB licence to listen in on broadcasts around the world. They will pick up just about any radio signal just by tweeking the dials provided you live on a hill and have a good attenna. Yeah a tube might blow and it might not you just never know! I'm sure replacements can be bought some place. Last I knew they didn't have a big dollar value as a collector piece.
posted on July 24, 2007 04:41:26 PM new
I had one of those about 6 months ago. My DH left it in the garage and I did very well. do some research on it.....
