National NC-60 Sixty Special

Object/Artifact

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Radio Alpha

Image: Joe Veras, K9OCO

Image: Joe Veras, K9OCO

Name/Title

National NC-60 "Sixty Special"

Description

General Coverage Receiver

Category

Receiver, General Coverage

Made/Created

Manufacturer

National Company

Date made

1958 - 1960

Valuations

Value

$59.95

General Notes

Note

Popular Electronics, Oct 1958, p. 2. CQ, Dec 1958, p. 79. 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.