H.A.C. Short-Wave Products kits

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Amended 25 September 2004 with information supplied by Tor Marthinsen

Amended 30 September 2004 with information from Graham G4ILN

Amended February 2005 with information and pictures from Philip McNamara DB3LMN (ex G8FMZ)

Amended 25 June 2005 with information from Graham G4ILN, Tor Marthinsen and Jon Divell

Amended October 2012 with photos and scans courtesy Ian Fleming

H.A.C. Short Wave Kits

H.A.C. Short-Wave Products, by C.M.Lindars (Radio Bygones article)

H.A.C. Short-Wave Products Receiver Kit Model DX

H.A.C. Short-Wave Products Receiver Kit Model DX Mk.2

H.A.C. Short-Wave Products Receiver Kit Model Triple T Transistor

In most of the leading British radio magazines, notably Practical Wireless and the Short Wave Magazine, 'H.A.C.' Short-Wave Products ('H.A.C.' = Hear All Continents) advertised up to the early 1980's simple short wave receiver kits. Always being intrigued by H.A.C. Short-Wave Products and their kits, I recently found (only by accident) circuit diagrams of the H.A.C. Model K and Model DX receivers.
This web page is an appeal for more information in the form of documents, circuit diagrams, catalogues, and any hardware such as chassis, coils and tuning capacitors. Please contact me if you may have something interesting to add.
I am also interested in any articles which might have been published on this subject. All presently known information on the H.A.C. Short-Wave Products kits, in pictures and also in printable downloads is now posted in this web page.

H.A.C. Model DX with supplementary front panel and tuning scale (left). Philip McNamara's reconstructed H.A.C. Model DX with extra audio amplifier (centre). Jon Divell's H.A.C. coils (right)

Printable Front panel overlay	Printable H.A.C. Model K Instructions
Printable Leaflet: H.A.C. Short Wave Equipment	Printable H.A.C. Model DX Instructions page 1-2
Printable Leaflet: Additions for your H.A.C. receiver	Printable H.A.C. Model DX Instructions page 3-4
Printable Leaflet: H.A.C. Awards	Printable H.A.C. Model DX Mk.2 Instructions
Printable Leaflet: Press opinions	Printable H.A.C. T Twin Instructions

Printable front panel overlay, leaflets and building instructions of H.A.C. Short-Wave Products

H.A.C. Short-Wave Products was located at a considerable number of addresses:
About 1938/46 109 Hartington Road, London
Around 1948/49 66 New Bond Street, London
Around 1958/59 11 Old Bond Street, London
March 1961 44 Old Bond Street, London
Nov/Dec 1966 29 Old Bond Street, London
Around 1976 East Grinstead
Around 1977 10 Windmill Lane

Known models and prices
Super One Valve Model 1938/39 12/6
Model C 1946/49 20/-
Model E 1946/49 43/-
Model DX 1958 one valve 25/- two valve 50/-
Model K 1959 77/- including valve
Model K 1964 77/-
Model CX 1959 34/6
Model CX 1964 34/6
Model DX 1966 56/6
Model DX 1968 56/6
1976 DX 1976 6 UKP
1977 DX 1977 6.60 UKP
1980 DX Mk.III 14.50 UKP
1980 Battery Eliminator 9.60 UKP
1980 Twin T Transistor 17.50 UKP
1980 Triple T Transistor 24 UKP

Adverts in the Short Wave Magazine, March 1939 (left), June 1938 (top) and April 1946 (right). (Courtesy Tor Marthinsen)

Later adverts in Practical Wireless and the Short Wave Magazine.