- Country
- Australia
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Astor (brand), Radio Corporation Pty., Ltd.; Melbourne
- Year
- 1938
- Category
- Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 167939
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- alternative name: Radio Corp.of Australia
- Number of Tubes
- 5
- Main principle
- Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 456 kHz; 2 AF stage(s); Reflex
- Tuned circuits
- 8 AM circuit(s)
- Wave bands
- Broadcast and Short Wave (SW).
- Power type and voltage
- Alternating Current supply (AC) / 200-220; 220-260 Volt
- Loudspeaker
- Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil)
- Material
- Wooden case
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: 550P HD - Astor brand, Radio Corporation
- Shape
- Console, Lowboy (legs < 50 %).
- Notes
- Uses "Presto" telephone dial type automatic tuning. The 6B7 is reflexed as the 2nd I.F. amplifier and the 1st A.F. amplifier.
- Price in first year of sale
- 24.00 Aus£
- Literature/Schematics (1)
- Radio & Electrical Retailer 8/1/42 P18
- Author
- Model page created by Stuart Irwin. See "Data change" for further contributors.
- Other Models
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Here you find 851 models, 463 with images and 354 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
All listed radios etc. from Astor (brand), Radio Corporation Pty., Ltd.; Melbourne