• Year
  • 1957
  • Category
  • Television Receiver (TV) or Monitor
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 234428
    • alternative name: Radio Corp.of Australia

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 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 21
  • Number of Transistors
  • Main principle
  • Superhet with RF-stage; 2 AF stage(s)
  • Wave bands
  • VHF incl. FM and/or UHF (see notes for details)
  • Power type and voltage
  • Alternating Current supply (AC) / 240 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) - elliptical
  • Material
  • Wooden case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: ESJ series A - Astor brand, Radio Corporation
  • Shape
  • Console, Lowboy (legs < 50 %).
  • Notes
  • 43 cm television receiver tunes the 10 then standard Australian VHF channels. The legs were detachable for table use.
    Alternative CRT types were used: A43-64, MW43-64, 17BP4B, A43-64P and 17BP4A.

    Colours available: Dark Walnut, Light Walnut, Brown Mahogany, Rose Mahogany, Golden Maple & Sycamore. Channel Selector/Contrast knobs for Golden Maple & Sycamore are Cream. For all other colours the Channel Selector/Contrast knobs are Walnut.

  • Price in first year of sale
  • 198.45 AUS £
  • Literature/Schematics (2)
  • - - Manufacturers Literature (Astor Technical Bulletin ESJ Series A-1, 24/10/1957.)
  • Author
  • Model page created by Stuart Irwin. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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