• Country
• Australia

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Astor (brand), Radio Corporation Pty., Ltd.; Melbourne

• Year
• 1959–1962

• Category
• Loudspeaker, headphone or earphone

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 232097

• • alternative name: Radio Corp.of Australia

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• Number of Tubes
• 2

• Valves / Tubes
• 6BM8 6V4

• Main principle
• Audio-Amplification; 2 AF stage(s)

• Wave bands
• - without

• Details
• Loudspeaker + integr.Amplifier

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 200; 230-240 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil)

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Audio Amplifier/Speaker Unit AST - Astor brand, Radio Corporation

• Shape
• Tablemodel, with any shape - general.

• Notes

• This speaker / amplifier unit could be used to enable a monophonic radiogram or record player with a stereo cartridge to reproduce stereo music.  In particular, the Astor Model AQL was designed to use this for the right channel.

  Cabinet top colours are: Cherry Red, Lawn Green, Old Rose, Chartreuse, Grey & Lime.
  Cabinet base colours are: Charcoal, Tan & Cherry Red.

• Price in first year of sale
• 15.75 AUS £

• Mentioned in
• Mingay's Price Service (Aug 1961 to Aug 1962.)

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• -- Original-techn. papers. (Astor Technical Bulletin AST-1, 23/9/1959.)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• J.R. Publications Radio Service Handbook (R.V. Series Vol. 1, 1963, Page A13.)

• Author
• Model page created by a member from A. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• 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