National NC-60, NC-60B Sixty Special

Object/Artifact

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Radio Alpha

Image: Joe Veras, K9OCO

Image: Joe Veras, K9OCO

Name/Title

National NC-60, NC-60B "Sixty Special"

Description

General Coverage Receiver

Category

Receiver, General Coverage

Made/Created

Manufacturer

National Company

Date made

1958 - 1963

Valuations

Value

$59.95

General Notes

Note

Popular Electronics, Oct 1958, p. 2. CQ, Dec 1958, p. 79. Allied Radio catalog 1959 (issued in 1958), p. 374. Allied Radio catalog 1960 (copyright 1959), p. 391. Allied Radio catalog 1961 (copyright 1960), p. 389. Allied Radio catalog 1962 (copyright 1961), p. 277. (NC-60B) Allied Radio catalog 1963 (copyright 1962), p. 284. The “Sixty Special” was a 5-tube, AC/DC set covering .54–31 MHz in four bands. It was the electrical descendant of National’s SW-54. References Brief description. Radio News, Feb 1959, p. 69. Brief description. Popular Electronics, Feb 1959, p. 34.