• Country
• Australia

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

• Year
• 1959

• Category
• Car Radio, perhaps also + sound player/recorder

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 269425

• • alternative name: Radio Corp.of Australia

• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 6ES6 6DS8 6DR8 12BA6 6ET6

• Number of Transistors
• 1

• Semiconductors
• 2N301 or. AT1138

• Main principle
• Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 455 kHz; 3 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 7 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• Storage Battery for all (e.g. for car radios and amateur radios) / 12 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• - This model requires external speaker(s).

• Material
• Metal case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Ford Diamond Dot GQJ - Astor brand, Radio Corporation

• Shape
• Chassis only or for «building in»

• Mentioned in
• EIL Service Bulletin GQJ-1, 23.4.1959

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• - - Manufacturers Literature (EIL Service Bulletin GQJ-1, 23/4/1959.)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• J.R. Publications Car Radio Service Handbook (Page A21.)

• Author
• Model page created by a member from A. 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