- Country
- Australia
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Astor (brand), Radio Corporation Pty., Ltd.; Melbourne
- Year
- 1958–1961
- Category
- Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 232082
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- alternative name: Radio Corp.of Australia
Manufacturers literature
Click on the schematic thumbnail to request the schematic as a free document.
- Number of Tubes
- 6
- Main principle
- Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)
- Tuned circuits
- 7 AM circuit(s)
- Wave bands
- Broadcast plus more than 2 Short Wave bands.
- Power type and voltage
- Dry Batteries / 1.5 & 90 Volt
- Loudspeaker
- Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 5 inch = 12.7 cm
- Material
- Leather / canvas / plastic - over other material
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: BNP - Astor brand, Radio Corporation
- Shape
- Portable set > 8 inch (also usable without mains)
- Dimensions (WHD)
- 14 x 11.5 x 5.5 inch / 356 x 292 x 140 mm
- Notes
-
This radio covers 5 bands: 535 to 1610 kHz, 1.6 to 4.5 MHz, 4.4 to 9.2 MHz, 9.1 to 14.5 MHz and 14.4 to 18.3 MHz.
Wooden cabinet with rexine covering.
Rola Model 5F (F87 cone) loudspeaker.
Batteries types used:
Eveready 745 or Diamond 3745, and Eveready Minimax 482 or Diamond 3482 x 2.
- Price in first year of sale
- 57.75 AUS £
- Mentioned in
- Mingay's Price Service (Aug 1959 to Feb 1961.)
- Literature/Schematics (1)
- -- Original-techn. papers. (Astor Technical Bulletin BNP-1, 12/11/1958)
- Literature/Schematics (2)
- J.R. Publications Radio Service Handbook (R.V. Series Vol. 1, 1963, Page A16.)
- Author
- Model page created by a member from A. See "Data change" for further contributors.
- Other Models
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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