• Country
• Australia

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

• Year
• 1958–1960

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 197149

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

• Number of Tubes
• 6

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

• 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
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 200-230; 230-260 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) - elliptical

• Power out
• 3 W (undistorted)

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Radiola Six Pressmatic 690MA - Amalgamated Wireless

• Shape
• Tablemodel with Push Buttons.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 13.5 x 7.25 x 7 inch / 343 x 184 x 178 mm

• Notes

• This model has five position push button tuning.

  Colours available in Maize Yellow, Coral Pink & White.

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 10.75 lb (10 lb 12 oz) / 4.881 kg

• Price in first year of sale
• 39.90 AUS £

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• - - Manufacturers Literature (AWA Manufacturers Supervised Service.)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• J.R. Publications Radio Service Handbook (R.V. Series Vol. 1, 1963, Page A128.)

• 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