• Country
• Australia

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Amalgamated Wireless (Australasia) Ltd. (AWA); Sydney

• Year
• 1950/1950

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 138562

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• Number of Tubes
• 4

• Valves / Tubes
• 6A8G 6AR7GT KT61 5Y3GT

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz; 1 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 200-230; 230-260 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 5 inch = 12.7 cm

• Power out
• 1 W (undistorted)

• Material
• Bakelite case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Radiola 520MY - Amalgamated Wireless

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

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 7 x 10 x 6.5 inch / 178 x 254 x 165 mm

• Notes

• 4 Valve, AC powered, Superheterodyne.

  Chassis:
  Basic 4 valve Superhet incorporating.

  • “Capacity to mains “Aerial connection through a 70pF capacitor to the AC power line
  • Interference filter around the Aerial Coil
  • Basic resistor-capacitor, B+ filtering

  Cabinet:
  This model has an unusual shape, being an upright design with the dial at the top and the speaker grill below. Produced in three colours, Walnut, Ivory and Burgundy. Mottled Ivory cabinets are known.

  The Radiola’s 520M and 521MZ use the same cabinet.

  The radios with this style cabinet are known to collectors as the "Fridge".

• Price in first year of sale
• 17.70 AUS £

• Circuit diagram reference
• Australian Official Radio Service Manual Vol. IX

• Mentioned in
• Radio Electrical WEEKLY (Radio Receiver Price List Supplement, 10/3/1950.)

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• - - Manufacturers Literature (AWA Technical Information & Service Data.)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• Australian Official Radio Service Manual AORSM (Volume 9, 1951, Page 57.)

AWA Radiolette 520-MY Service Data

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• Documents regarding this model

• Author
• Model page created by Peter Hughes. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 1430 models, 873 with images and 463 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Amalgamated Wireless (Australasia) Ltd. (AWA); Sydney