- Country
- Australia
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Astor (brand), Radio Corporation Pty., Ltd.; Melbourne
- Year
- 1959
- Category
- Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 276832
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- alternative name: Radio Corp.of Australia
- Number of Transistors
- 6
- Main principle
- Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)
- Tuned circuits
- 5 AM circuit(s)
- Wave bands
- Broadcast only (MW).
- Power type and voltage
- Dry Batteries / 4 x 1.5 Volt
- Loudspeaker
- Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 7 cm = 2.8 inch
- Power out
- 0.1 W (unknown quality)
- Material
- Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: FPN - Astor brand, Radio Corporation
- Shape
- Very small Portable or Pocket-Set (Handheld) < 8 inch.
- Dimensions (WHD)
- 6.875 x 4.375 x 1.875 inch / 175 x 111 x 48 mm
- Notes
-
Similar to CPN. Comes with a leather carrying case. Dimensions and weight include this case. Alternatives to the audiod transistors listed may be used.
- Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
- 1 lb 14 oz (1.875 lb) / 0.851 kg
- Literature/Schematics (1)
- - - Manufacturers Literature (Technical Bulletin Astor Model FPN-1, 27/9/1959.)
- 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