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| Reviews Summary for Hallicrafters S-119 |
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Reviews: 2
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Average rating: 2.0/5
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MSRP: $$30
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Description: "Sky Buddy II" .535-1640, 2.0-5.5 and 6-16.4 MHz. Has
planetary drive tuning. Sold both as a kit and
assembled. The S-119 was closed-out in 1964 at $30.
The original Sky Buddy was the model 5-T which sold
in 1935. The better known S-19 and S-19R were
introduced in 1938 and 1939. The Sky Buddy series is
very collectable and increasingly difficult to assemble.
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KA8DLL
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Rating: 3/5
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Sep 17, 2006 08:15
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3 tube radio with the performance of 5 tubes
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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Nice Radio, very small for a tube radio. Sensitive, bfo isn't good enough for the ham bands. Very hot on am broadcast band. All in all pretty nice shortwave radio.
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W1GFH
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Rating: 1/5
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Jul 14, 2005 20:11
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My First Receiver
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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I was one of those kids in 1964 who begged his parents to buy him a Sky Buddy II being closed out at Radio Shack for $30. It was my first SW receiver and I was thrilled to pieces with it, even thought it was truly the bottom of the barrel as far as selectivity, stability, and features go. Of course I didn't know any better. I DXed like mad, getting QSL's from all the major SW broadcasters (and acquiring a WPE certificate). Heard my first AM ham on 75 meters with it (W1ZYZ). I even brought it to my grammar school science fair, whipped up a longwire., and wowed the kids and teachers by letting them hear the BBC on it.
It came with a llittle booklet showing the other rigs in the Hallicrafters lineup -- the SX101 etc. - which I mooned over, imagining what it'd be like to have one of those rigs with 12 knobs on it.
The little Sky Buddy served me well, I have nothing but fond memories.
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