• Country
• New Zealand-Aotearoa

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

• Year
• 1937

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 350226

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

• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 6A7 6D6 6B7 42 80

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 460 kHz; 2 AF stage(s); Reflex

• Tuned circuits
• 7 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast and Short Wave (SW).

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 50 Hz, 200-260 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 6.5 inch = 16.5 cm

• Material
• Bakelite case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Radiolette 38A - Amalgamated Wireless

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

• Notes

• AWA RADIOLETTE 38A

  World-Range in "figured walnut" with grained ivory fret and feet. Five valves. 6½" rubber-mounted speaker. Straight-line tuning. Incomparable value. Prices from £15/15/-.

  Made In Australia

  See also Australian Model Radiolette 38A.

  AWA produced a series of Bakelite, Fret and Foot radios in 1936 and 1937.

  Radiolette models R33, R33A, R35, R35A, R38A, R38B, R38C, R39A, R39B, R39C, R40A, R40B and R40C.

  The Model 38A was produced in Walnut Redelec with contrasting grained Ivory fret and feet.
  This model used a straight-line dial; earlier models used the clock face dial.

  Fret and Foot was not the official AWA name for the classic Fisk Tombstone Radiolette but they are unique with a cabinet of a square block of Bakelite along Art Deco lines with curved edges which are complemented by a contrasting colour, Asian influenced speaker grill fret and Lion’s paws as feet.

  The unique design is a tribute to the Bakelite designer’s art of the era which made them very appealing to worldwide collectors

  They are now known colloquially as the AWA Radiolette, Fret and Foot series of radios.

• Mentioned in
• -- Original prospect or advert (Horowhenua Chronicle 17 November 1937 Page 2)

• Author
• Model page created by Brian Stevens. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 42 models, 39 with images and 27 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Amalgamated Wireless Australasia (NZ) Ltd. (AWA); Wellington