• Country
• Australia

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

• Year
• 1946/1947

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 88525

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• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 6A8G 6U7G 6B6G 6V6G 6X5GT

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz; 1 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 200-260 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 5 inch = 12.7 cm

• Power out
• 4 W (undistorted)

• Material
• Bakelite case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Radiolette 509M - Amalgamated Wireless

• Shape
• Tablemodel without push buttons, Mantel/Midget/Compact up to 14

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 12.75 x 9.25 x 6.25 inch / 324 x 235 x 159 mm

• Notes

• From 1939 till 1941, AWA produced a range of Radiola radios with a simple, low decoration, Bakelite cabinet. One Radiolette version, Model 509M was also produced post WW2 in 1946.

  This series of radios which were produced in a range of colours from 1939 till 1940 and brown from 1941 till 1946 have become known to collectors as the “Egg crate” models after the distinctive square holes in the speaker grill.

  Readily available Colours were Ivory, Black, Walnut and Green.

  Rare colours of Blue and Pink as shown in “Radio Days” by P Sheridan and R Singer, page 97, are known to exist and were possibly only manufactured in limited numbers for special Dealer/show promotions.

  Radiola Models 84, 84Z, 84Y, 84X, 86, 86Z, 86X, 92, 92Y, 92X, and Radiolette 509M.

  For the Model 509M, 5 Valve, AC powered, Superheterodyne, released in July 1946. This was the final production of the “Egg Crate” series.

  Chassis:

  • Aerial filter circuit
  • Same as AWA Model 84Y.
  • 3 position tone control.
  • Dark Pearl Celluloid Dial scale with a white dial pointer
  • Chassis also used in AGE-Hotpoint H65ME.

  Cabinet:

  Available in Walnut only.

• Price in first year of sale
• 21.00 AUS £

• Source of data
• - - Data from my own collection

• Mentioned in
• Radio & Electrical Retailer, Australia (Radio Receiver Price List, 18/7/1946.)

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• -- Original-techn. papers. (Technical Information & Service Data, Radiolette 509-M.)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• Australian Official Radio Service Manual AORSM (Volume 5, 1947 (for 1946 models), Page 74.)

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• AWA Radiolette Book 1932-1949 (Edition 4 2018, Page 179)

• Author
• Model page created by Peter Hughes. 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