• Country
• Australia

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

• Year
• 1966–1968

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 205440

• • alternative name: Radio Corp.of Australia

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• Number of Transistors
• 5

• Semiconductors
• AT316 AT316 AX1130 AX1131 AX1132 1N295 AN1102

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 4 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• Dry Batteries / AA: 4 x 1.5 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 2.75 inch = 7 cm

• Power out
• 0.1 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Transistor P20R - Astor brand, Radio Corporation

• Shape
• Very small Portable or Pocket-Set (Handheld) < 8 inch.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 6 x 3.25 x 1.5 inch / 152 x 83 x 38 mm

• Notes

• 5 transistor broadcast pocket portable in charcoal, with carrying case and earpiece.

  Replaceable circular paper scale, user installed for different states.

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 1 lb 2 oz (1.125 lb) / 0.511 kg

• Price in first year of sale
• 49.00 AUS $

• Mentioned in
• Mingay's Price Service (Aug 1967 & Feb 1968.)

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• -- Original-techn. papers. (Astor Service Data, P20-1, 22/11/1966.)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• J.R. Publications Transistor Radio Service Handbook (Group C4, 1967, Page A81.)

• Author
• Model page created by Gilles Vrignaud. 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