- Country
- Australia
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Amalgamated Wireless (Australasia) Ltd. (AWA); Sydney
- Year
- 1961–1972
- Category
- Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 208388
Original advertisement from AWA -front.
Original advertisement from AWA -rear.
AWA pamphlet
Click on the schematic thumbnail to request the schematic as a free document.
- Number of Tubes
- 5
- Main principle
- Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz
- Tuned circuits
- 6 AM circuit(s)
- Wave bands
- Broadcast only (MW).
- Power type and voltage
- Alternating Current supply (AC) / 200 - 260 Volt
- Loudspeaker
- Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil)
- Material
- Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: Radiola B15 - Amalgamated Wireless
- Shape
- Tablemodel without push buttons, Mantel/Midget/Compact up to 14
- Dimensions (WHD)
- 13.25 x 8.25 x 5.875 inch / 337 x 210 x 149 mm
- Notes
-
AWA Radiola Model B15
A modern designed mantel radio with fingertip adjustment to tuning, volume and tone with small diameter torpedo type control knobs. High sensitivity oval speaker. Five valve AC operated. Colours: black. sherwood green, oriental red and deep lavender, all with bone white or mist blue with vista blue.
This model was a valve mantel mainstay throughout the 1960's and was still being sold new until 1972. By 1972 the B15 was only available in grey. Price in 1972 was $65.
Silicon Chip, July 2013, page 93, proposes a modification to prevent radiated IF feeding back into the front end which can cause instability.
They suggest adding two 47pF caps. One between the junction of R6 & R8 and chassis & the other from pin 1 (or 7) of the 6AQ5 to the chassis. This will drop the unwanted IF by 20 to 30dB.
See also Electrice Model E516M, Westinghouse Model W516M and transistor model AWA Model B23
- Price in first year of sale
- 27.30 AUS £
- Mentioned in
- Mingay's Price Service (Feb 1962 to Feb 1972.)
- Literature/Schematics (1)
- -- Original-techn. papers. (AWA Manufacturers Supervised Service for Model B15)
- Literature/Schematics (2)
- J.R. Publications Radio Service Handbook (R.V. Series Vol. 1, 1963, Page A137.)
- Author
- Model page created by Pierre Rouaud. See "Data change" for further contributors.
- Other Models
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Here you find 1428 models, 871 with images and 462 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
All listed radios etc. from Amalgamated Wireless (Australasia) Ltd. (AWA); Sydney
Collections
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Literature
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