Newscaster 11-99

• Country
• Australia

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Kriesler Radio Company; Newtown (Sydney)

• Year
• 1965–1975

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 158935

• Picture
• Schematics

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• Number of Tubes
• 4

• Valves / Tubes
• 6AN7 6N8 6GV8 6V4

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

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 220-250 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 4 inch = 10.2 cm

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Newscaster 11-99 - Kriesler Radio Company;

• Shape
• Tablemodel without push buttons, Mantel/Midget/Compact up to 14

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 10.75 x 6.75 x 4.5 inch / 273 x 171 x 114 mm

• Notes

• Kriesler Model 11-99 "Newscaster" Mantel Radio

  A 4-valve broadcast receiver housed in moulded ABS plastic "music shell" cabinet. Colours: ivory or coffee.

  Features: "Magnavision" all States illuminated dial for ease of station selection. Simple single control for on/off and volume, "flip-flop" carrying handle, invisible when not in use, inbuilt ferrite rod aerial with provision for connecting external aerial and earth, 4" round speaker, 15Ω MSP Type 50069/4LB/15. (MINGAY'S PRICE SERVICE)

  Price $39.90 after the introduction of decimal currency in Australia (14/2/1966).

  Later versions used a silicon rectifier in place of the 6V4, black dial face, and additional colours of orange and yellow.

  This was the last of the domestic valve broadcast receivers marketed in Australia.

  See also earlier version, Compact 11-90.

• Price in first year of sale
• 19.95 AUS £

• Mentioned in
• Mingay's Price Service (Feb 1966 to Feb 1975.)

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• -- Original-techn. papers. (Series 'A' Radio Handbook.)

• Documents regarding this model

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

• Other Models

• Here you find 898 models, 446 with images and 436 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Kriesler Radio Company; Newtown (Sydney)