[Hammarlund] Hammarlund's attempts to make transceivers

[David Thompson]

Hammarlund had working relationships with UK's KW Electronics and Swan and 
made two attempts at selling transceivers.

The first is shown in a 1964 WRL Catalog is as per this web page:

http://www.hammarlund.info/info/hxq-300/hxq-300-promo.jpg

The second is a page I got from Frank Lester who says is based somewhat on 
the KW 2000E with 500 kcs ranges rather than the 200 ranges in the KW-2000B. 
It was to be called the Pro-200 Transceiver. Tentive price was $650

The KW-2000 series was based upon the KWM2 design but it was deemed too 
expensive to copy the PTO design so KW opted for the 6U8 VFO design.  The 
KW-2000E used a 6U8A like the proposed design for the PRO-200.  Frank saw a
prototype in Mars Hill and W2HEL/4 the then Chief Engineer had it in 
testing.  A second prototype with changes (improvements) was planned but 
Frank never heard anything but Giannini Scientific scrubed the design as
being too old.  He said they wanted a no tune version with a second VFO plus 
the ability to add a second receiver to have dual receive design like the 
SR-2000.  Frank thought a remote receiver with a VFO was what they had in
mind.  Sounds like the HA-20 Hallicrafters with a complete receiver.  Since 
Hammarlund had a long track record of Military work that might have come 
from a proposed military contract that fell through.

I have the preliminary Data Sheet buts its red and hard to copy or scan 
without industrial equipment.
Scanning on my HP desk jet 300 does not let you see the transceiver only the 
print.

73 Dave K4JRB