Hammarlund HQ-160

Object/Artifact

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Radio Alpha

Image: JOe Veras, K9OCO

Image: JOe Veras, K9OCO

Name/Title

Hammarlund HQ-160

Description

General Coverage Receiver

Category

Receiver, General Coverage

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Hammarlund

Date made

1958 - 1960

Valuations

Value

$379.00

General Notes

Note

QST. Mar 1958, p. 95. CQ, Mar 1958, p. 17. Allied Radio catalog 1960 (copyright 1959), p. 389. The double-conversion HQ-160 had IFs at 3035 and 455 kHz. It tuned from 0.54–31 MHz in six bands. There were 14 IF tuned circuits, a Q-Multiplier, and notch filter for selectivity. The band-spread dial had calibration for the 80 through 10 meter bands. References Brief description. Popular Electronics, May 1958, p. 54.