• Country
• Australia

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

• Year
• 1961

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 233845

• • alternative name: Radio Corp.of Australia

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• Number of Transistors
• 7

• Semiconductors
• 2N412 2N410 2N410 2N406 2N406 OC74 OC74 1N295 1N295

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz; 3 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 5 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• Dry Batteries / 9 Volt

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

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Transistor Cordless HQX - Astor brand, Radio Corporation

• Shape
• Tablemodel, low profile (big size).

• Notes

• Uses the same cabinet as Astor model BPJ.

  • Speaker Rola Type 7-5H. (7" x 5" elliptical)
  • Battery Eveready Type 276P.
  • Price includes battery.
  • Colours avalable: Blossom Pink, Cherry Red, Grey, Lawn Green, Charcoal, Chartreuse, Coral, Chinese Red, Lime, Ivory, Old Rose & Rose Coral.

• Price in first year of sale
• 30.45 AUS £

• Mentioned in
• Mingay's Electrical (Retail) WEEKLY (New Products, 28/4/1961.)

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• -- Original-techn. papers. (Astor Service Data HQX-1, 28/2/1961.)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• J.R. Publications Transistor Radio Service Handbook (Supplement for Vol. 1, 1960, Page A33.)

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• J.R. Publications Transistor Radio Service Handbook (A Series Handbook, Page A64.)

• Literature/Schematics (4)
• Aug 1961.

• 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