• Country
• Australia

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Amalgamated Wireless (Australasia) Ltd. (AWA); Sydney

• Year
• 1958–1961

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 171955

Click on the schematic thumbnail to request the schematic as a free document.

• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 6BE6 6BA6 6AV6 6AQ5 6X4

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 200-230; 230-260 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) - elliptical

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Radiola 586MA - Amalgamated Wireless

• Shape
• Tablemodel without push buttons, Mantel/Midget/Compact up to 14

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 13.875 x 7.375 x 7.5 inch / 352 x 187 x 191 mm

• Notes

• AWA Radiola Model 586MA

  Five-valve B/C mantel radio in choice of four colour combinations. Features: moulded one piece polystyrene cabinet with open front into which is fitted a perforated aluminium speaker fret, set into contrasting moulded fret surround. Colour combinations: black cabinet, pink surround, gold fret; pink cabinet, white surround, gold fret; yellow cabinet and surround, white fret; white cabinet and surround, steel-blue fret. Large circular tuning dial direct-coupled to new AWA miniature two-gang capacitor, rubber mounted. Volume control on right-hand side of cabinet incorporated in a feedback circuit which increases bass boost as level is lowered. Tone control at left-hand side, controls treble response. Ferrite rod aerial with provision for external  aerial. Speaker 7" x 5" elliptical. Chassis has shallow dish type construction. (MINGAY'S PRICE SERVICE)

  See also models Airzone A501M, Electrice E501M & Westinghouse W501M.

• Price in first year of sale
• 26.25 AUS £

• Mentioned in
• Mingay's Price Service (Feb 1959 to Aug 1961.)

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• -- Original-techn. papers. (AWA Technical Information & Service Data.)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• J.R. Publications Radio Service Handbook (R.V. Series, Vol. 1, 1963, Page A121.)

• Author
• Model page created by Stuart Irwin. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 1421 models, 846 with images and 453 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Amalgamated Wireless (Australasia) Ltd. (AWA); Sydney