Name: | Amalgamated Wireless (Australasia) Ltd. (AWA); Sydney (AUS) | |||||||||||||||
Abbreviation: | amalgamate | |||||||||||||||
Products: | Model types Tube manufacturer | |||||||||||||||
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Amalgamated Wireless (Australasia) Ltd. (AWA); Sydney, New South Wales, was established on July 11th, 1913 by the merger of interests of Marconi and Telefunken. First technical manager was Ernest Thomas Fisk. Later manufacturer of professionel communication equipment. (source Fred Osterman, Reynoldsburg, OH) Early subsidiary companies set up by AWA. Australectric Co. was set up by the Directors in September 1918 due to the demand for “Expanse” radio equipment. The company later expanded to importing and manufacturing electrical and X-ray equipment but was voluntary liquidated on September 30, 1926. Amalgamated Wireless Valve Co., Ltd. was set up by the Directors in April 1932 to acquire the licenses from RCA of America, International General electric, Westinghouse & AWA to manufacture and sell valves in Australia. Manufacturers Special Products Pty. Ltd. (MSP) set up in August 1938 to manufacturer components for the Australian electronic industry. |
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Founded: | 1913 | |||||||||||||||
Production: | 1924 - | |||||||||||||||
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The Early Years 1923 The first Radiola was released in December 1923. It was a two valve receiver with an optional two valve amplifier. There was a comprehensive three month newspaper advertising campaign prior to the release of the Radiola. Broadcasting and Media The AWA Tower Manufacturing The Television Years Through the research done in the AWA Research Laboratories, AWA was an early entrant into the design and development of optical fibre technology in Australia. In 1984, AWA, in partnership with Corning of the USA and Metal Manufactures, established Optical Waveguides Australia Pty Ltd (OWA). AWA later sold its interest in OWA, which was eventually purchased fully by Corning to become Corning Noble Park, but closed in 2003.
1987 AWA reported $49 million in foreign exchange losses due to unauthorised trading in 1986 and 1987. Over the next ten years this became a landmark legal case in Australia. There were legal proceedings against the auditors for failing to identify the trading, as well as cross claims against the company’s directors, the foreign exchange trader and the banks involved. In May 2010 the employee at the centre of the foreign exchange losses, Andrew Koval, was extradited from the United States to face criminal charges. He had previously defended a civil suit in relation to this matter. 1988 AWA was renamed AWA Limited and in August 1988 the telephone manufacturing and related businesses were sold to Exicom Ltd. Computer Technology Services In the late 1980s AWA established AWASCo Pty Ltd, a joint venture with Serco Group plc of the UK. The company provided facilities management services to Federal and State agencies and Serco went on to purchase AWA’s share and formed Serco Australia. 1989 AWA Computer Support Services became an independent business unit. In the early 1990s unable to compete with cheaper imported appliances, AWA exited the field of domestic appliances and consumer electronics and focused on information technology services. 1991 AWA acquired Smorgon Technologies, a world leader in totalisator systems. The company developed and operated state-of-art wagering systems that were installed around the world. Communications The AWA Communications Division was a developer and vendor of telephone and radio communications systems, in particular microwave radio. The division merged with Plessey Communications to form AWA Plessey Communications Division. 2001 AWA share in the group was sold to Plessey Corporation and became Plessey Asia Pacific Communications Division; this was then sold and renamed Longreach Wireless. AWA was acquired by Jupiters Limited, who were then acquired by Tabcorp. ICT Solutions and Services. 2004 AWA was spun off, and once again become an independent company, AWA Limited. 2006 AWA acquired Telefix Sales Pty Ltd, a successful service business for home entertainment products. 2013 AWA is proud to celebrate over 100 years in the technology business. 2014 AWA went into administration in February, 2014 and was bought by not-for-profit Catholic healthcare provider Cabrini Health Limited. Today, AWA provides independent technology service solutions for large organisations, ICT and AV vendors, resellers, distributors and outsourcers. With offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth, and Newcastle plus a national network of more than 700 service agents AWA provides a truly national service network. |
This manufacturer was suggested by Peter Hughes.
Country | Year | Name | 1st Tube | Notes |
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AUS | 50 | Radiola 809GZ | X61M | This radiogram uses an "Oak" record changer. See also Hotpoint-Bandmaster Model... |
AUS | 65 | Carphone Base Station VHF FM receiver FR-2B 2C 594425 | FM Base station receiver for possibly for receiving from the Carphone mobile transceiver. | |
AUS | 76/77 | Deep Image C618 Ch= K Series | AWA Model C618 A 43 cm (18") transportable colour TV receiver featuring instant start; ... | |
AUS | 82 | Deep Image C3411 Ch= Series QM | 34 cm portable, woodgrain finish, pushbutton. MADE IN JAPAN | |
AUS | 70–74 | Tracker 12 P5Y Ch= 54-09 | 12CZP4 | AWA Deep Image P5 "Tracker 12" A 12" AC/DC solid state portable TV receiver... |
AUS | 68–74 | Telstar P4Z Ch= 52-02 | 6AQ5 | AWA Radiola P4 "Telstar" 17" portable TV receiver featuring "Tribrid... |
AUS | 78–81 | Deep Image C3405 Ch= Series O | 34 cm (14") portable colour television receiver. MADE IN JAPAN | |
AUS | 76 | Deep Image C608 Ch= Series G | 43 cm (18") VHF/UHF colour television receiver. | |
AUS | 78/79 | B122 | ||
AUS | 74 | Transit P9Q Ch= R-31 (Thorn) | 6FL2 | 20" AC portable monochrome TV with optional mobile stand. |
AUS | 68–74 | Telstar P4Y Ch= 52-06 | AWA Radiola P4 "Telstar" 17" portable TV receiver featuring "Tribrid... | |
AUS | 82 | Deep Image C3414 Ch= Series ML | 34 cm portable VHF/UHF colour television receiver. |
Further details for this manufacturer by the members (rmfiorg):
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AWA Model Numbers - Significance of a suffix
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Brian Wilson
17.Feb.14 |
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I noticed on the site for the AWA 208PY that an AWA 208P that I have just obtained differs in minor ways from the later 208PY. In fact, the suffix indicates a MINOR revision of the circuit/schematic. The order is Original ----- No Suffix. First revision ----- Suffix = "Z". Second revision ------ Suffix = "Y". Third revision ------- Suffix = "X". I have not seen a Suffix "W" but that is not absolute proof of anything. The suffix does not seem to appear in advertising in anything that I have seen between 1956 and 1975. ALSO This "Suffix System" flows on into radios made by AWA for Email Pty Ltd and others. In the period from 1957 to 1975, Westinghouse, Hotpoint, Airzone are all re-branded AWA models. It may that there are others as well where this system was used - particularly for "Store Brand" radios and car radios made by AWA for various car manufacturers and assemblers in Australia. |
Gary Cowans
13.Jan.19 |
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Explanation from John McIlwaine, AWA Historian and long term employee of AWA on the model number suffix revisions; He states the AWA first model number for say a model is 208 P, (P) being for portable, for modifications to the first model only three engineering changes could be made and the letter suffixes X, first change, Y second change and finally Z were used and added to the original 208P thus 208PX, 208PY and 208PZ .No more changes could be made to the model after three changes, and a new model number would be required. This system was vital to rationalise service manuals and spare parts ordering in the field. |
Martin Kent
13.Jan.19 |
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Brian Wilsons observation is correct: In this example 805GY is the second change (after Z). In this case the T & R suffix indicate that those versions use a 3-speed automatic changer as opposed to Y & W versions single speed changer. The differences between the T & R version could be simply just a different brand or type of record changer. Also some suffixes such as S or U may not have been used in this system. In the case of the 805G a X version is currently not known. |