Amateur Band Communications Receiver HQ-215

Hammarlund Mfg. Co. Inc.; New York, NY

  • Year
  • 1968 ?
  • Category
  • Amateur-Receiver (amateur bands, may include broadcast bands)
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 347980

 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Transistors
  • 26
  • Semiconductors
  • Main principle
  • Superhet, double/triple conversion; ZF/IF 3055/455 kHz
  • Wave bands
  • Short Wave (SW only)
  • Power type and voltage
  • Line / Storage batteries (perhaps also batteries) / 50-60 Hz: 117/234 / DC: 12-15 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • - This model requires external speaker(s).
  • Material
  • Metal case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: Amateur Band Communications Receiver HQ-215 - Hammarlund Mfg. Co. Inc.; New
  • Shape
  • Tablemodel, with any shape - general.
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 401 x 172 x 355 mm / 15.8 x 6.8 x 14 inch
  • Notes
  • Double conversion receiver. Bands covered: 3.4-4, 7-7.4, 14-14.4, 21-21.6, 28.5-28.7 MHz in SSB, AM, CW and RTTY modes.
    Sensitivity in SSB/CW: Better than 0.5 µV for 10dB signal-plus-noise-to-noise ratio with 2.1 kHz filter.
    AM: 1.0 µV for 10 dB signal-plus-noise-to-noise ratio with 2.1 kHz filter.
    Variable BFO: tunes 452-458 kHz.
    "S" Meter.
    Audio response: ± 3 dB from 250 Hz to 6.5 kHz.
    Audio output: Speaker 3.2 Ω and headphones 500 Ω. 

  • Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
  • 9.5 kg / 20 lb 14.8 oz (20.925 lb)
  • Price in first year of sale
  • 530.00 USD
  • Mentioned in
  • -- Original-techn. papers. (Shortwave Receivers First edition by Fred J. Osterman 1987)
  • Author
  • Model page created by Pier Antonio Aluffi. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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