• Country
• Australia

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

• Year
• 1962–1964

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 227666

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• Number of Transistors
• 8

• Semiconductors
• 2N374 or. 2N1636 2N406 2N373 or. 2N1634 2N373 or. 2N1634 2N406 2N408 2N217S 2N217S 1N295

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz

• Tuned circuits
• 5 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• Dry Batteries / 9 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) - elliptical / Ø 6 inch = 15.2 cm

• Power out
• 0.4 W (max.)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Radiola Eight Transistor B23 - Amalgamated Wireless

• Shape
• Tablemodel, with any shape - general.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 13.5 x 8 x 6 inch / 343 x 203 x 152 mm

• Notes

• Model B19 is an eight transistor, battery operated super-heterodyne Mantel receiver designed for reception of the Medium Wave Band.

  FEATURES OF DESIGN include:-

  Ferrite rod aerial with provision for external aerial; high gain I.F. transformers; autodyne converter; high sensitivity; centre-tapped 80 ohms speaker, obviating the need for an output transformer.

  •Built in the same chassis and case as the AWA B15 valve model.
  •6" x 4" high impedance centre tapped loudspeaker.
  •Battery Eveready Type 286. Weight includes battery.
  •Colours available in Black/Bone White, Orient Red/Bone White, Deep Lavender/Bone White & Mist Blue/Vista Blue.

  See also Electrice E822 & Westinghouse W822.

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 7 lb 4 oz (7.25 lb) / 3.292 kg

• Price in first year of sale
• 34.65 AUS £

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

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• -- Original-techn. papers. (AWA Manufacturers Supervised Service, July 1962.)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• J.R. Publications Transistor Radio Service Handbook (Vol. 1, 1960 Supplement, Page A14a.)

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• J.R. Publications Transistor Radio Service Handbook (A Series Handbook, Page A24.)

• Literature/Schematics (4)
• Feb 1963 to Feb 1964.

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

• Other Models

• Here you find 1431 models, 874 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