• Country
• Australia

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

• Year
• 1948

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 187380

• • alternative name: Radio Corp.of Australia

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

• Number of Tubes
• 3

• Valves / Tubes
• 6G8G 6V6GT 5Y3GT

• Main principle
• TRF with diode detector; 2 AF stage(s); Reflex

• Tuned circuits
• 2 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 200-220; 220-250 Volt

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

• Material
• Bakelite or Plastics (type unknown)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Baby GR - Astor brand, Radio Corporation

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

• Notes

• This radio is known to collectors today as the "football". It was availabe in a wide variety of colours.

  Bakelite case style type M3. Colours available: (official)  Walnut, Cream, Champagne, Green, Amber & Red.

• Price in first year of sale
• 15.50 AUS £

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

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• - - Manufacturers Literature (Astor Technical Bulletin GR-1 & GRP-1, 22/5/1948.)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• Australian Official Radio Service Manual AORSM (Volume 7, 1949, Page 51.)

• Author
• Model page created by Stuart Irwin. 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