• Country
• Australia

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

• Year
• 1956

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 233915

Click on the schematic thumbnail to request the schematic as a free document.

• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 1R5 1T4 1U5 3V4 6X4

• 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
• Line / Batteries (any type) / 195-215; 216-235; 236-255 / 90 & 7.5 Volt

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

• Power out
• 0.2 W (undistorted)

• Material
• Leather / canvas / plastic - over other material

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Radiola Portable 581-PZ - Amalgamated Wireless

• Shape
• Portable set > 8 inch (also usable without mains)

• Notes

• The chassis and case of model was used for the first mass produced transistor radio manufactured in Australia (AWA Transistor 7 (897P)).

  Case available in Natual Leather or Black, Red, Grey & Fawn plastic covered.

• Price in first year of sale
• 32.55 AUS £

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

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• J.R. Publications Radio Service Handbook (R.V. Series Vol. 1, 1963, Page A117.)

• Author
• Model page created by Mike Melzer. 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