• Country
• Australia

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Astor (brand), Radio Corporation Pty., Ltd.; Melbourne

• Year
• 1954–1956

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 133484

• • alternative name: Radio Corp.of Australia

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• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 6BE6 6BH5 6BD7 6M5 6V4

• 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
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 200-220; 221-250 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 5 inch = 12.7 cm

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Astor 5 SQ - Astor brand, Radio Corporation

• Shape
• Tablemodel with Clock ((Alarm-) Clock Radio).

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 11 x 9 x 6 inch / 279 x 229 x 152 mm

• Notes

• 5 Valve Clock Radio. Front simply marked "ASTOR 5".

  Colours available: Brown, Maroon, Ivory, Pale Blue & Red.

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 4 kg / 8 lb 13 oz (8.811 lb)

• Price in first year of sale
• 32.05 AUS ­£

• Source of data
• - - Data from my own collection

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

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• - - Manufacturers Literature (Astor Technical Bulletin Model SQ-1, 29/11/1954.)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• J.R. Publications Radio Service Handbook (R.V. Series Vol. 1, 1963, Page A72.)

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• Australian Official Radio Service Manual AORSM (Volume 14, 1956, Page 34.)

• Author
• Model page created by Keith Staines. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 851 models, 465 with images and 357 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Astor (brand), Radio Corporation Pty., Ltd.; Melbourne