• Country
• Australia

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

• Year
• 1949/1950

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 188927

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• Number of Tubes
• 4

• Valves / Tubes
• 1R5 1T4 1S5 3V4

• 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
• Storage Battery for all (e.g. for car radios and amateur radios) / 4 Volt

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

• Power out
• 0.2 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Bakelite or Plastics (type unknown)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Radiola 523M - Amalgamated Wireless

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

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 12.75 x 7.8125 x 6.875 inch / 324 x 198 x 175 mm

• Notes

• This model uses a synchronous vibrator power unit.

  Cabinet colours available: Ivory, Walnut and Burgundy. 

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 13 lb (13 lb 0 oz) / 5.902 kg

• Price in first year of sale
• 25.75 AUS £

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

• Mentioned in
• Silicon Chip, May 2015, Page 92

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

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• Australian Official Radio Service Manual AORSM (Volume 8, 1950, Page 81.)

• Author
• Model page created by Stuart Irwin. 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