• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1961–1963 ?

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

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 88514

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

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• Number of Tubes
• 9

• Valves / Tubes
• 6BZ6 6BE6 6BE6 6BA6 6BA6 6T8 12AX7 6CW5 5Y3GT 0B2

• Main principle
• Superhet, double/triple conversion; ZF/IF 2215/230 kHz

• Wave bands
• Short Wave (SW only)

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 105-125 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• - This model requires external speaker(s).

• Power out
• 3 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Metal case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: NC-155 "Cosmic Blue" - National Company; Cambridge &

• Shape
• Tablemodel, with any shape - general.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 394 x 220 x 228 mm / 15.5 x 8.7 x 9 inch

• Notes

• Coverage 80 to 6 meters HAM bands. AM, CW/SSB (BFO). Optional NTS-3B external speaker and plug in XCU-109 crystal calibrator. "Cosmic blue" metal cabinet. Obviously a ham bands only version of the NC-190.

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 11.3 kg / 24 lb 14.2 oz (24.89 lb)

• 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 446 models, 285 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)