• Country
• Australia

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

• Year
• 1940

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 188962

• • alternative name: Radio Corp.of Australia

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• Number of Tubes
• 4

• Valves / Tubes
• 6A8G 6B8G 6V6G 5Y3G

• 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) / 200-220; 220-250 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 5 inch = 12.7 cm

• Material
• Bakelite or Plastics (type unknown)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Mickey DL - Astor brand, Radio Corporation

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

• Notes

• This model was available in a wide variety of colours.

  Available in 7 colours (official): Mottled Red, Chinese Red, Amber, Walnut, Ivory, Champagne & Green.

  6A8G replaced by 6J8G & EK2G in some models, modifications required (DL-2 re-issue)

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Mingay's Radio Diagram & I.F. Index

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• - - Manufacturers Literature (Astor Technical Bulletins DL-1 (re-issue), 3/1/1946 & DL-2 (re-issue), 29/1/1947.)

• Author
• Model page created by Stuart Irwin. 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