• Country
• Australia

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

• Year
• 1949

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 88596

Click on the schematic thumbnail to request the schematic as a free document.

• Number of Tubes
• 4

• Valves / Tubes
• 6A8G 6G8G 6V6GT 5Y3GT

• 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) / 200-230; 230-260 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 5 inch = 12.7 cm

• Power out
• 1 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Bakelite or Plastics (type unknown)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Radiolette 520M - Amalgamated Wireless

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

• Notes

• 4 Valve, AC powered, Superheterodyne.

  Chassis:
  Basic 4 valve Superhet incorporating.

  • “Capacity to mains “Aerial connection through a 70pF capacitor to the AC power line
  • Interference filter around the Aerial Coil
  • Basic resistor-capacitor, B+ filtering

  Chassis is also used in AGE Hotpoint J64ME, J64MEZ in a horizontal configuration.

  Cabinet:
  This model has an unusual shape, being an upright design with the dial at the top and the speaker grill below. Produced in three colours, Walnut, Ivory and Burgundy. Mottled Ivory cabinets are known.

  The Radiola’s 520MY and 521MZ use the same cabinet.

  The radios with this style cabinet are known to collectors as the "Fridge".
   

• Price in first year of sale
• 17.85 AUS £

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

• Circuit diagram reference
• Australian Official Radio Service Manual Vol. VIII

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• - - Manufacturers Literature (AWA Technical Information & Service Data.)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• Australian Official Radio Service Manual AORSM (Volume 8, 1950, Page 80.)

AWA Radiolette 520-M Service Data

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• Documents regarding this model

• Author
• Model page created by Peter Hughes. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• 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