• Country
• Australia

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

• Year
• 1962–1965

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 127716

• • alternative name: Radio Corp.of Australia

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• Number of Transistors
• 7

• Semiconductors
• 2N412 2N410 2N410 2N406 2N406 OC74 OC74 1N295 1N295

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz; 3 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 5 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• Dry Batteries / 9 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil)

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Cry Baby M-2A - Astor brand, Radio Corporation

• Shape
• Tablemodel, low profile (big size).

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 345 x 110 x 150 mm / 13.6 x 4.3 x 5.9 inch

• Notes

• Astor M-2A "Cry-Baby" Transistor Mantel with Imtercom Facilities.

  A seven transistor, two diode mantel radio which can also be used as a two-place radio or private house phone. Extension speaker functions as loudspeaker or microphone. Features Ferrite rod aerial for maximum signal to noise ratio.

  A five position switch with easy to operate control knob provides the following functions: radio with extension speaker, normal radio, radio reminder (in this position the radio functions normally with the additional feature that the external loadspeaker operates as a microphone, enabling a watch to be kept on baby or any other vantage point), listen at set (listen at extension).

  Supplied complete with 75 feet of flat interconnecting cable.

  Colours: cherry, flamingo, charcoal, wattle or squirrel. (MINGAY'S PRICE SERVICE)

  • Speaker Rola Type 5F.
  • Remote speaker Rola Type 2 C.
  • Battery Eveready 276P or equivalent.

• Price in first year of sale
• 37.80 AUS £

• Mentioned in
• Mingay's Price Service (Aug 1962 to Feb 1965.)

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• -- Original-techn. papers. (Astor Service Data M2A-1, 21/5/1962)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• J.R. Publications Transistor Radio Service Handbook (Vol. 1, 1960 Supplement, Page A29.)

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• J.R. Publications Transistor Radio Service Handbook (A Series Handbook, Page A66.)

• Literature/Schematics (4)
• Aug 1962 to Feb 1965.

• Author
• Model page created by a member from A. 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