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Vintage Hallicrafters
- Thread starter Mudfoot
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BJ radionut
Supporting Member and 6m addict
The 550 is a rare bird...they did sound nice, but the band switches most generally gave out and there is no replacement. They were a sealed unit made special for the Galaxy rigs.
While in Ft. Gordon Signal School back in 1966, I spent half my military monthly allowance on a Hallicrafters S-120, like the one seen with Castro ad. I just and had to have it after seeing one for sale in the PX. I had my general license before entering the service, so that receiver for a time became my main source of off duty entertainment. Our Signal School only lasted 3 months. When I was transferred the radio was decidedly too bulky to stuff in my duffel bag. It was simply left behind for the next group of guys to play with. Although I probably tuned across Castro a few times I can’t say I ever remember listening to him. Most of my time was spent carefully tuning SSB and CW on 40 meters with a 30 foot piece of scrap wire along with the touchy BFO on that very unstable radio.
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Unlike many of the early military tube radios that could be run off of a battery through a Dynamotor, the Sky Buddy was never meant for mobile use. It’s just your basic 115v AC short wave listener or base radio, although I have heard some of the export ones had a tapped transformer inside to accommodate various European AC voltages. The Sky Buddy had a 2 prong un-grounded AC plug that was commonly used during those days. For safer use, restorers usually upgraded that cord and plug to the modern 3 prong grounded type. If you’re interested in learning more about Dynamotors, check out the following link.
https://www.instructables.com/id/reviving-a-WW2-dynamotor-how-tube-radios-went-mob/
