Hammarlund HQ-180, HQ-180A, HQ-180XE, HQ-180AX

Object/Artifact

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Radio Alpha

HQ-180 and 180A are visually identical. Note that the model number is spelled out, unlike on the "A" version.: Image: Joe Veras, K9OCO
HQ-180 and 180A are visually identical. Note that the model number is spelled out, unlike on the "A" version.

Image: Joe Veras, K9OCO

Name/Title

Hammarlund HQ-180, HQ-180A, HQ-180XE, HQ-180AX

Description

General Coverage Receiver

Category

Receiver, General Coverage

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Hammarlund

Date made

1959 - 1970

Valuations

Value

$429.00

General Notes

Note

QST, Nov 1959, p. 115. QST, Feb 1963, p. 109. (HQ-180XE) QST, Jul 1963, p. 113. (HQ-180A) QST, Jan 1964, p. 5. QST, Aug 1968, p. 113. QST, Nov 1969, p. 4. QST, Jan 1970, p. 4. The general coverage HQ-180 was also engineered for SSB performance on the ham bands. In addition to calibrated band spread, it had a vernier tuning control, a rejection notch, selectable sidebands, and a product detector. The triple conversion set used 18 tubes and covered .54–30 MHz in six bands. References Brief description. Electronics World, Jan 1960, p. 142. Review: CQ, Apr 1960, p. 59. Review: QST, Jun 1960, p. 42. Brief description. Popular Electronics, Sep 1960, p. 36. Brief description. Electronics World, Oct 1963, p. 108. (HQ-180A) Review (180AX). Popular Electronics, Feb 1964, p. 67.