Hammarlund HQ-140X, HQ-140XA

Object/Artifact

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Radio Alpha

Image: Chuck Penson, WA7ZZE, hamfest

Image: Chuck Penson, WA7ZZE, hamfest

Name/Title

Hammarlund HQ-140X, HQ-140XA

Description

General Coverage Receiver

Category

Receiver, HF

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Hammarlund

Date made

1953 - 1958

Valuations

Value

$264.50

General Notes

Note

QST, May 1953, p. 87. Walter Ashe catalog, 1954, p. 6. Allied Radio catalog 1956 (copyright 1955), p. 195. (HQ-140X) QST, May 1956, p. 113. ("XA" version) Walter Ashe catalog 1957 (probably issued in 1956), p. 7. Allied Radio catalog 1958 (copyright 1957), p. 267. The HQ-140-X employed the same crystal filter used in Hammarlund’s premium SP-600 receiver. It had 11 tubes and general-coverage tuning from .54 to 31 MHz. The band-spread dial was calibrated for the 80, 40, 20, 15, and 10 meter amateur bands; References Brief description. Radio News, Jun 1953, p. 78. Updating. CQ, Jan 1960, p. 38. Key words: HQ-140