• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• National Company; Cambridge & Malden (MA)

• Year
• 1957–1960

• Category
• Amateur-Receiver (amateur bands, may include broadcast bands)

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 88500

• • alternative name: National Toy Co.
  • Brand: Thrillbox

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• Number of Tubes
• 10

• Valves / Tubes
• 6BA6 6BE6 6C4 6BA6 6BA6 6AL5 6BE6 12AT7 6AQ5 5Y3 0B2

• Main principle
• Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 455 kHz

• Wave bands
• Broadcast plus more than 2 Short Wave bands.

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 105-130 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• - For headphones or amp.

• Power out
• 1.5 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Metal case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: NC-109 - National Company; Cambridge &

• Shape
• Tablemodel, with any shape - general.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 428 x 254 x 276 mm / 16.9 x 10 x 10.9 inch

• Notes
• coverage 540 kHz - 40 MHz, bandspread in 80 - 10 m Ham bands, AM, CW(BFO);
  optional external NTS-1 speaker, XCU-109 crytsal calibrator and NFM-83-50 nbFM adaptor

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 14.5 kg / 31 lb 15 oz (31.938 lb)

• Price in first year of sale
• 200.00 $

• Source of data
• Communications Receivers

• Mentioned in
• Shortwave Receivers - Past & Present (3rd ed.)

• Author
• Model page created by Martin Bösch. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 445 models, 284 with images and 185 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from National Company; Cambridge & Malden (MA)