National NC-88 World Master

Object/Artifact

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Radio Alpha

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Name/Title

National NC-88 "World Master"

Description

General Coverage Receiver

Category

Receiver, HF

Made/Created

Manufacturer

National Company

Date made

1953 - 1957

Other Name

"World Master"

Valuations

Value

$119.95

Date

Oct 1, 2023

General Notes

Note

QST, Jun 1953, inside back cover. QST, Jul 1953, inside back cover. QST, Apr 1956, inside back cover. ("new low price" - $99.95) See notes from National: QST, Jan 1954, p. 73. Allied Radio catalog 1955 (copyright 1954), p. 188. Allied Radio catalog 1956 (copyright 1955), p. 194. Allied Radio catalog 1957 (copyright 1956), p. 242. The NC-88 "World Master" receiver covered 0.54-40 MHz with calibrated band spread for the 80, 40, 20, and 10 meter amateur bands. The nine-tube set had two high-fidelity audio stages and a phono input. References Review. Radio News, Mar 1954, p. 67.