• Year
  • 1940
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 287094
    • alternative name: General Electric Company of Australia Ltd.

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 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 9
  • Main principle
  • Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 455 kHz; 3 AF stage(s)
  • Tuned circuits
  • 7 AM circuit(s)
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast plus more than 2 Short Wave bands.
  • Power type and voltage
  • Alternating Current supply (AC) / 200-230; 230-260 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 12 inch = 30.5 cm
  • Power out
  • 8 W (undistorted)
  • Material
  • Wooden case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: Hotpoint Bandmaster A18QA - Australian General Electric GE
  • Shape
  • Console, Lowboy (legs < 50 %).
  • Notes
  • This model has motorised automatic tuning with ten push buttons.  There are three short wave bands, covering 52 m to 13.5 m with no gaps.

    The circuit diagram on page 174 of the AORSM volume 4 is incorrectly labelled with the models A28OE (sic) and A18QA.  This diagram is for the model A28QE only.  The circuit on the following page for the automatically tuned A18QG and A18QGA is also applicable to the A18QA.  

    Apart from cabinet styling, this model is the same as the AWA Radiola model 283.

  • Literature/Schematics (1)
  • Australian Official Radio Service Manual, volume 4, page 175.
  • Author
  • Model page created by Stuart Irwin. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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