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The HQ-215 was the first and only receiver produced by Hammarlund that is fully solid state using only transistors and diodes no tubes. It was designed by Lester Earnshaw and went into production in 1967. The receiver used the same frequency generation scheme as the Collins S line. This receiver was only produced in limited quantities. This is an all solid state double-conversion receiver. It covers 3.4 to 30 Mhz in twenty-four crystal controlled ranges. It operates from 120v a.c. or 12v d.c. The unique drum dial has an effective scale length of 21 inches. This is a rare find and one of the last made by Hammarlund. It is very good cosmetically a couple scratches on the top and comes with 3 Collins mechanical filters. .5 2.1 6 khz.
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