• Country
• Australia

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

• Year
• 1947

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 157589

• • alternative name: Radio Corp.of Australia

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• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 6J8G or 6J8GA 6U7G 6B6G 6V6GT 5Y3G

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast and Short Wave (SW).

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 240 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 6 inch = 15.2 cm

• Material
• Bakelite case

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

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

• Notes

• Bakelite cabinet type M2, Astor part no. 59/81, the same used on models KN, JJ & LJ.

  "Model 'FP' receivers the chassis serial numbers of which are above 4900 approx. will incorporate a variable tone control in place of the three position switch control."

• Price in first year of sale
• 27.76 AUS £

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

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• - - Manufacturers Literature (Astor Technical Bulletin FP-1, 15/4/1947; FP-2, 6/7/1947; FP-3, 30/3/1949 & FP-4, 28/4/1949.)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• Australian Official Radio Service Manual AORSM (Volume 6, 1948, Page 55)

• 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