• Country
• Australia

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Airplayer & Aristone (Brands), The Myer Emporium (Myer); Melbourne, VIC

• Year
• 1939/1940 ?

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 336767

• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• EK2G 6U7G 6B6G 6F6G 5Y3G

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common)

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

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 240 V Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 8 inch = 20.3 cm

• Material
• Wooden case, TUBES VISIBLE.

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 170 - Airplayer & Aristone Brands,

• Shape
• Console with any shape - in general

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 700 x 860 x 310 mm / 27.6 x 33.9 x 12.2 inch

• Notes

• 5-valve, AC-powered, dual-band superhet.

  8" Rola speaker.

  Grille cloth: woven wicker

   

• Price in first year of sale
• 15.00 AUS £

• Mentioned in
• -- Original prospect or advert (Adelaide Advertiser (SA) Aug 30, 1940,Page 9.)

• Author
• Model page created by Malcolm Grenness. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 17 models, 16 with images and 1 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Airplayer & Aristone (Brands), The Myer Emporium (Myer); Melbourne, VIC