• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1959–1961 ?

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

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 87745

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

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• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 12BE6 12BA6 12AV6 50C5 35W4

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz

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

• Power type and voltage
• AC/DC-set / 115 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil)

• Material
• Metal case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Sixty Special NC-60 - National Company; Cambridge &

• Shape
• Tablemodel, with any shape - general.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 343 x 195 x 220 mm / 13.5 x 7.7 x 8.7 inch

• Notes
• coverage 540 - 31000 kHz, AM/CW with BFO.
  Simple entry level shortwave receiver.

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 5.4 kg / 11 lb 14.3 oz (11.894 lb)

• Price in first year of sale
• 60.00 $

• 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 189 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from National Company; Cambridge & Malden (MA)