Hammarlund 4-20

Object/Artifact

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Radio Alpha

Image: schulmanauction.com

Image: schulmanauction.com

Name/Title

Hammarlund 4-20

Description

HF CW Transmitter

Category

Transmitter, HF, Kit

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Hammarlund

Date made

1947 - 1948

Valuations

Value

$83.50

Notes

Fully wired

General Notes

Note

QST, May 1947, p. 91. QST, Sep 1947, p. 87. (interesting photo) Concord catalog 9-47, p. 153. QST, Mar 1948, p. 110. ("prices slashed") Officially "Four-20," though advertising often uses 4-20. The Four-20 ran 20 watts output on CW with an 805 final and could also work AM when paired with Hammarlund's Four-11 modulator. The crystal-controlled transmitter covered 80-10 meters and used a patented feature called "Mono Sequence Tuning" to simplify changing bands. Available also as a kit for $39.50. See QST, Oct 1948, p. 109. References Technical description. Radio News, May 1947, p. 44.