• Country
• Australia

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

• Year
• 1964–1968

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 271421

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• Number of Transistors
• 8

• Semiconductors
• 2N1637 2N1639 2N1638 2N1638 2N408 2N408 2N217S 2N217S 1N87A 1N87A 1N87A AS2

• Main principle
• Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 455 kHz; 3 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 7 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• Batteries / addl. power jack / 1 x 9 / 9 Volt

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

• Power out
• 0.4 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Leather / canvas / plastic - over other material

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Radiola Courier 8 B32 - Amalgamated Wireless

• Shape
• Portable set > 8 inch (also usable without mains)

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 12.875 x 8.25 x 3.875 inch / 327 x 210 x 98 mm

• Notes

• AWA Radiola Model B32 "Courier 8"

  Portable BC radio in vinyl case in colours of teak , doeskin or black.

  Features: inbuilt ferrite rod aerial. Tuning range - 525 - 1620 kC/s (kHz). Operates from one Eveready Type 2761 battery. Straight-line dial with all Australian BC stations marked. Battery meter and tuning meter built-in. Speaker, 80Ω, 6" x 4"; output 400 mW. Controls; tuning, on-off/volume, tone.

  Easily converts to AC operation using AWA battery-saver; or as car radio using special AWA car aerial (both optional extras).

  Price after the introduction of decimal currency in Australia (14/2/1966) was $88.20.

  See also models Electrice E831P & Westinghouse W831P.

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 8 lb 4 oz (8.25 lb) / 3.746 kg

• Price in first year of sale
• 44.10 AUS £

• Mentioned in
• Mingay's Price Service (Feb 1965 to Feb 1968.)

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• -- Original-techn. papers. (AWA Technical Information & Service Data, November 1964.)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• J.R. Publications Transistor Radio Service Handbook (Group C2, 1965, Page A28.)

• Author
• Model page created by Kenneth Walker. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 1422 models, 847 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