- Country
- Australia
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Astor (brand), Radio Corporation Pty., Ltd.; Melbourne
- Year
- 1952
- Category
- Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 296499
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- alternative name: Radio Corp.of Australia
- Number of Tubes
- 5
- Main principle
- Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz
- Wave bands
- Broadcast only (MW).
- Power type and voltage
- Dry Batteries / 1.5 & 90 Volt
- Loudspeaker
- Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 5 inch = 12.7 cm
- Material
- Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: Portable PN - Astor brand, Radio Corporation
- Shape
- Portable set > 8 inch (also usable without mains)
- Notes
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Portable battery powered radio.
Battery types used: (A) 1½ V Eveready 745 or Diamond 3745 & (B) 2 x 45V Eveready Mini-Max 482 or Diamond 3482.
Case colours available in Walnut, Walnut/Cream, Maroon/Fawn & Walnut/Pink.
- Price in first year of sale
- 31.50 AUS £
- Literature/Schematics (1)
- - - Manufacturers Literature (Astor Technical Bulletin PN-1, 1/4/1952.)
- Author
- Model page created by Martin Kent. 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