[Hammarlund] Early HQ-129-X

[Richard Knoppow]

     I just aquired some mid-1940s QSTs. In the October, 
1945 issue there are _three_ full page ads for the HQ-129-X, 
all show a picture of a receiver that looks similar to an 
HQ-120-X with some additional trim around the dials and 
meter. The meter is the same square window one with extended 
scale used on the HQ-120-X and the front panel is narrower 
than the later HQ-129-X. I was going to ask if anyone had 
seen an actual receiver like this when I looked into a later 
number, May, 1946, and found an announcement by Hammarlund 
titled "Many Thanks for Waiting" and stating that the 
earlier announcements were premature but that receivers were 
now in production and would be delivered soon. Evidently it 
took five months before actual receivers were in production. 
There is an ad from Radio Shack featuring the production 
version of the receiver.
     I asked some time ago about the odd model number, of 
course it was the original price, $129, plus speaker 
(another $10). Hammarlund couldn't hold the price for long 
because of severe inflation following the war. This magazine 
also has a full page ad for the SP-400 in it.


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Richard Knoppow
Los Angeles
WB6KBL
dickburk at ix.netcom.com