Hammarlund HQ-120, HQ-120X

Object/Artifact

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Radio Alpha

Image: Joe Veras, K9OCO

Image: Joe Veras, K9OCO

Name/Title

Hammarlund HQ-120, HQ-120X

Description

General Coverage Receiver

Category

Receiver, General Coverage

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Hammarlund

Date made

1938 - 1945

Valuations

Value

$138.00

General Notes

Note

QST, Dec 1938, p. 57. Radio News, Feb 1939, p. 35. (HQ-120X) QST, Jul 1939, p. 57 (HQ-120X) QST, Aug 1939, p 61. (details) Lafayette catalog number 82, p. 120. Lafayette catalog number 87 (New York), p. 58. The 120 was the first of Hammarlund's HQ series. Its basic appearance and circuit features would be repeated in many of the company's post-war receivers. The twin dials carried main tuning and electrical band-spread scales. It had a regulated power supply and a noise limiter, and a variable-bandwidth crystal filter was offered as an option. The 12-tube set tuned from 0.54 to 31 MHz. References Review. Radio Craft, Feb 1939, p. 473. Review. Radio News, Feb 1939, p. 35. The Ultimate Conversion. CQ, Apr 1961, p. 38.