• Year
  • 1946
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 267931

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 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 4
  • Main principle
  • Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 456 kHz; 1 AF stage(s)
  • Tuned circuits
  • 6 AM circuit(s)
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast only (MW).
  • Power type and voltage
  • Alternating Current supply (AC) / 240 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 5 inch = 12.7 cm
  • Material
  • Bakelite case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: 458 Ch= 408 - Malvern Star brand, Sydney
  • Shape
  • Tablemodel without push buttons, Mantel/Midget/Compact up to 14
  • Notes
  • 4-valve, AC-powered superhet,

    Available in;

    • Walnut Brown at £17/10/-.
    • Pastel Green at £18/10/-.
    • Ivory at £18/10/-.

     

    This model is similar if not identical to the Airzone 458.

  • Price in first year of sale
  • 17.50 AUS £
  • Mentioned in
  • -- Original prospect or advert (Australian Woman's Weekly Jun 6, 1948 Page 32.)
  • Literature/Schematics (1)
  • Australian Official Radio Service Manual Vol. 6 P299.
  • Author
  • Model page created by Stuart Irwin. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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