• Year
  • 1935/1936
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 164596
    • alternative name: Radio Corp.of Australia

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 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 5
  • Main principle
  • Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 472.5 kHz
  • Tuned circuits
  • 6 AM circuit(s)
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast and Short Wave (SW).
  • Power type and voltage
  • Alternating Current supply (AC) / 240 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 8 inch = 20.3 cm
  • Material
  • Wooden case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: 66S DD - Astor brand, Radio Corporation
  • Shape
  • Console, Lowboy (legs < 50 %).
  • Notes
  • The 75 tube was replaced with a 6Q7, detector and audio, in later versions. A special version made for the Myers retail chain of stores using a 6J7 anode bend detector in place of the 75 or 6Q7. The plate circuit of the 5Z4 rectifier incorporated two fuses.

  • Price in first year of sale
  • 24.00 Aus£
  • Mentioned in
  • HRSA Astor Book Vol.2, Page 88
  • Author
  • Model page created by Stuart Irwin. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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