Hammarlund HX-500

Object/Artifact

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Radio Alpha

Image: Joe Veras, K9OCO

Image: Joe Veras, K9OCO

Name/Title

Hammarlund HX-500

Description

HF SSB Transmitter

Category

Transmitter, HF

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Hammarlund

Date made

1960 - 1964

Valuations

Value

$695.00

General Notes

Note

QST, Apr 1960, p. 103. (available in May) QST, May 1960, p. 117. QST, Jun 1960, p. 99. QST, Jan 1964, p. 175. CQ, Feb 1964, p. 93. The HX-500 used 60 kHz L/C filters in its side-band generator. Other modes were CW, AM, FM, and FSK. It used a pair of 6146s for 100 watts output on 80-10 meters. AM output was reduced to 25 watts. It had a built-in antenna relay and a fixed 50 ohm pi-net output. References Review: QST, Oct 1960, p. 45.