• Country
• Australia

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

• Year
• 1963/1964

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

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 226934

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• Number of Tubes
• 6

• Valves / Tubes
• 6BA6 6BE6 6BA6 6AV6 6AQ5 6X4

• Number of Transistors
• 1

• Semiconductors
• 2N301

• Main principle
• Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 455 kHz; 2 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) / 6 Volt

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

• Material
• Metal case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Cruiser Transistor 942-A - Amalgamated Wireless

• Shape
• Chassis only or for «building in»

• Notes

• Manually tuned car radio for 1958-1962 Volkswagen Sedans.

  The 2N301 is used as an inverter for the B+ supply.

  See also Model 942-AZ.

• Price in first year of sale
• 42.75 AUS £

• Mentioned in
• Mingay's Price Service (Aug 1963 to Aug 1964.)

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• -- Original-techn. papers. (AWA Technical and Service Data, Jan 1964.)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• J.R. Publications Car Radio Service Handbook (Page A68.)

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