• Country
• Australia

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

• Year
• 1964–1967

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 232356

• • alternative name: Radio Corp.of Australia

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• Number of Transistors
• 6

• Semiconductors
• 2N412 2N410 2N410 2N406 2N408 2N408 1N295

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

• Tuned circuits
• 5 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)

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Transistor 6 P11K - Astor brand, Radio Corporation

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

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 6 x 3.75 x 1.5 inch / 152 x 95 x 38 mm

• Notes

• Escutcheon/Cabinet body section colour combinations: Squirrel Grey/Tan, Ivory/Dark Green, Squirrel Grey/Lime, Squirrel Grey/Cherry Red, Squirrel Grey/Chartreuse, Charcoal/Charcoal & Squirrel Grey/Flamingo.

  Price after the introduction of decimal currency in Australia (14/2/1966) was $52.50.

• Price in first year of sale
• 26.25 AUS £

• Mentioned in
• Mingay's Price Service (Feb 1965 to Feb 1967.)

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• - - Manufacturers Literature (Service Data Astor Model P11K-1, 26/10/1964.)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• J.R. Publications Transistor Radio Service Handbook (Group C2, 1965, Page A71.)

• Author
• Model page created by a member from A. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 851 models, 465 with images and 357 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