• Country
• Australia

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

• Year
• 1963/1964

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 277093

• • alternative name: Radio Corp.of Australia

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• Number of Transistors
• 7

• Semiconductors
• 2N412 2N410 2N410 2N406 2N406 OC74 OC74 1N295 1N295 AR30 AR30

• 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
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 240; 250 Volt

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

• Power out
• 0.5 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Electric Transistor M-4C - Astor brand, Radio Corporation

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

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 13.75 x 5.325 x 4.325 inch / 349 x 135 x 110 mm

• Notes

• Astor's first mains powered transistor mantel. Has the same style & case of the battery powered model HQV.

  • Speaker Rola Type 5F.
  • Colours available: Wedgewood, Spruce, Wattle, Charcoal, Cherry, Cinnamon, Willow, Grey, Flamingo & Squirrel.

• Price in first year of sale
• 30.45 AUS £

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• -- Original-techn. papers. (Astor Service Data M4C-1, 14/6/1963.)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• J.R. Publications Transistor Radio Service Handbook (Supplement to Vol. 1, 1960, Page A30.)

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• J.R. Publications Transistor Radio Service Handbook (A Series Handbook, Page A67.)

• Literature/Schematics (4)
• Mingay's Price Service (Aug 1963 to Aug 1964.)

• Author
• Model page created by Stuart Irwin. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 851 models, 467 with images and 365 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