• Country
• Australia

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

• Year
• 1937

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 165090

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

• Number of Tubes
• 4

• Valves / Tubes
• 1C6 1C4 1K6 1D4

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

• Tuned circuits
• 7 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• Storage and/or dry batteries / 120 & 2 & -1.5 & -4.5 Volt

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

• Material
• Bakelite case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Radiolette 39A Ch= 39 - Amalgamated Wireless

• Shape
• Tablemodel, high profile (upright - NOT Cathedral nor decorative).

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 308 x 337 x 225 mm / 12.1 x 13.3 x 8.9 inch

• Notes

• 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 39A was produced in Walnut Redelec with contrasting grained Ivory fret and feet.

  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.

• Price in first year of sale
• 20.00 Aus£

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

• Mentioned in
• AORSM vol.1 206

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• "AWA Radiolettes 1932-1949"

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• Radio Trade Annual of Australia (1939 Page 296)

• Author
• Model page created by Stuart Irwin. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 1433 models, 877 with images and 464 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Amalgamated Wireless (Australasia) Ltd. (AWA); Sydney