• Country
• Australia

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

• Year
• 1964

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 234585

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

• Number of Transistors
• 8

• Semiconductors
• 2N1637 2N1639 2N410 2N410 2N410 2N408 2N217S 2N217S 1N295 or. OA80 or. OA90

• 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
• Dry Batteries / 1 x 9 Volt

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

• Power out
• 0.05 W (0.1 W max.)

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

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Radiola Transistor Eight 208PY - Amalgamated Wireless

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

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 8 x 11 x 4.25 inch / 203 x 279 x 108 mm

• Notes

• Included socket for external (car) aerial connection. Oval loudspeaker 6" x 4".

  PCB on a metal chassis.

   

  Also a rebadged Westinghouse version W812PY.

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 6 lb 3 oz (6.187 lb) / 2.809 kg

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• - - Manufacturers Literature (AWA service data sheets for 208PY & B31.)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• -- Schematic (J.R. Publications Transistor Service Handbook Group C1, 1964, Page A27.)

• Author
• Model page created by Mike Melzer. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 1426 models, 869 with images and 462 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Amalgamated Wireless (Australasia) Ltd. (AWA); Sydney