• Country
• Australia

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

• Year
• 1936

• Category
• Pre-stage (adaptor for SW/FM/VHF/UHF incl. built-in), Frequency converter

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 218908

• • alternative name: Radio Corp.of Australia

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• Number of Tubes
• 1

• Valves / Tubes
• 6A7

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 560 kHz

• Wave bands
• Short Wave (SW only)

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 240 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• - - No sound reproduction output.

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Oversea-er BD - Astor brand, Radio Corporation

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

• Notes

• This is a short wave converter that is designed to plug into the following Astor radios via 7 pin socket;

  • Mickey Mouse model EC
  • Mickey Grand and Mickey Midget with chassis type DH.

• Mentioned in
• Mingay's "Radio Diagram & I.F. Index

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• HRSA Astor Book Vol.2, Page 68

• 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