• Country
• Australia

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

• Year
• 1956/1957

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 261835

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• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 1R5 1T4 1S5 3V4 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
• Line / Batteries (any type) / 195-215; 216-235; 236-255 / 7.5 & 90 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 4 inch = 10.2 cm

• Power out
• 0.2 W (undistorted)

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

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Radiola 581P - Amalgamated Wireless

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

• Notes

• AWA Radiola 581P

  This 5/5 valve Radiola operates from AC mains indoors or batteries out of doors. Attractive cabinet in genuine leather and leather grained plastic, in selection of modern colours (natural leather, black, red, grey, fawn, plastic covered). Proven re-activation gives long battery life. (FROM MINGAY'S PRICE SERVICE)

  Battery types used: (A) 7½V Eveready 719 or Diamond 3719 & (B) Eveready Mini-Max 490P or Diamond 3490.

  See also models 581PZ, 581PY and Hotpoint model R74MAR. Same case and styling used with transistor models 117P, 117PZ, 117PY, 157P, 897P, 897PZ, 897PY, 897PX

• Price in first year of sale
• 32.55 AUS £

• Mentioned in
• Mingay's Price Service (May 1957 & Nov 1957.)

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

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• J.R. Publications Radio Service Handbook (R.V. Series Vol. 1, 1963, Page A117.)

• 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