• Year
  • 1960
  • Category
  • Television Receiver (TV) or Monitor
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 276385
    • alternative name: Radio Corp.of Australia

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 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 17
  • Number of Transistors
  • Main principle
  • Superheterodyne (common)
  • Wave bands
  • Wave Bands given in the notes.
  • Power type and voltage
  • Alternating Current supply (AC) / 190-260 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 5 inch = 12.7 cm
  • Material
  • Wooden case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: Royal CQQ - Astor brand, Radio Corporation
  • Shape
  • Console, Highboy (legs > 50 %).
  • Notes
  • Astor Royal CQQ is based on the HSQ chassis
    with the exception of some minor changes in the circuitry & valve line up.
    The tuner uses a 6ES8 instead of a 6CW7 & the damper diode is a 6AL3 instead of a 6R3. Service sheets refer to model HSQ for service information.

    Cabinet finishes available in Walnut, Maple & Mahogany.

    Tunes the pre 1961 Australian standard VHF 10 TV channels.

  • Price in first year of sale
  • 155.40 AUS £
  • Mentioned in
  • Astor Technical Bulletin CQQ-1
  • Literature/Schematics (1)
  • - - Manufacturers Literature (Astor Technical Bulletin CQQ-1, 22/2/1960.)
  • Author
  • Model page created by Martin Kent. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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