• Power: 105 - 125VAC - 50/60Hz

• Wavebands: tuneable from 540KHz to 32MHz across 4 switched bands
  • 0.540 - 1.65MHz
  • 1.65 - 5.0MHz
  • 5.0 - 14.5MHz
  • 14.5 - 32.0MHz
• Sensitivity: not known

• Valve lineup: 5 total:
  • 12SA7(converter);
  • 12SK7(IF amplifier);
  • 12SQ7(detector/AVC);
  • 35L6GT (audio output);
  • 35Z5GT (rectifier)

• Released: 1947 -1952

• Original price: c.$50

This was the third version of the S-38 family released in 1946 and designed by Raymond Loewy and the penultimate set to feature the distinctive half-moon dials. It has a crackle-paint finish which distinguishes it from the smooth matt of the S-38A (plus some minor electrical differences!)

Last updated 8th May 2002

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