National NC-100, NC-100A, NC-100XA, NC-100-ASD

Object/Artifact

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Radio Alpha

NC-100: Image: QST, Sep 1936
NC-100

Image: QST, Sep 1936

Name/Title

National NC-100, NC-100A, NC-100XA, NC-100-ASD

Description

General Coverage Receiver

Category

Receiver, General Coverage

Made/Created

Manufacturer

National Company

Date made

1936 - 1946

Valuations

Value

$127.50

General Notes

Note

QST, Aug 1936, p. 62. (First reference to NC-100) Radio Craft, Dec 1936, p. 357. QST Jun 1938. ("XA" introduced) QST, Apr 1946, p. 103. ("ASD" $115.00) National advertised the NC-100 as the perfected superhet. The 12-tube receiver covered .54-30 MHz in five ranges using a moving coil catacomb and had a built-in power supply. With the addition of the optional crystal filter, it became the 1OOX. National restyled the NC-1OOX to create the 1OOXA. Changes included a new direct-reading dial, a tone control, and an S-meter to replace the "magic eye" indicator. The chassis inside the 11-tube receiver's new cabinet remained essentially the same as that of its predecessor, including moving-coil band switching. References Description. Radio News, Sep 1936, p. 145. A few notes on the NC-100, QST Jun 1938, p. 55. National's Notes, QST, Mar 1940, p. 73. A few notes on the NC-100, QST Aug 1941, p. 55.