- Country
- Australia
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Amalgamated Wireless (Australasia) Ltd. (AWA); Sydney
- Year
- 1965–1967
- Category
- Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 285861
Click on the schematic thumbnail to request the schematic as a free document.
- Number of Transistors
- 7
- Main principle
- Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz
- Wave bands
- Broadcast only (MW).
- Details
- Record Player (not changer)
- Power type and voltage
- Alternating Current supply (AC) / 200-260 Volt
- Loudspeaker
- Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) - elliptical
- Power out
- 1.5 W (unknown quality)
- Material
- Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: Radiola B40 - Amalgamated Wireless
- Dimensions (WHD)
- 11.5 x 10 x 5 inch / 292 x 254 x 127 mm
- Notes
-
AWA Radiola Model B40 Portable Radiogram
Portable B/C monaural AC four-speed radiogram having seven transistors and three diodes, house moulded two-tone carrying case. Colours red, blue or sage.
Features: detachable lid houses 6" x 4" speaker and 6 ft of speaker cable (readily stored on moulded hooks in lid). If lid is not removed, unit can operate as a mantel radio.
BSR Type TU12 four-speed record player having BSR Type CS1 ceramic turnover cartridge with two sapphire styli; plays all sizes of records and all speeds.
Mains supply: 200-240 volt AC; mains cable storage compartment provided in base of case.Price after the introduction of decimal currency in Australia (14/2/1966) was $101.90
- Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
- 11 lb 0 oz (11 lb) / 4.994 kg
- Price in first year of sale
- 51.45 AUS £
- Mentioned in
- Feb 1965 to Feb 1967.
- Literature/Schematics (1)
- - - Manufacturers Literature (AWA Manufacturers Supervised Service, Feb 1965. (Also at KevinChant com))
- Literature/Schematics (2)
- J.R. Publications Transistor Radio Service Handbook (Group C2, 1965, Page A32.)
- Author
- Model page created by Martin Kent. See "Data change" for further contributors.
- Other Models
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Here you find 1426 models, 865 with images and 460 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
All listed radios etc. from Amalgamated Wireless (Australasia) Ltd. (AWA); Sydney