• Country
• Australia

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

• Year
• 1955

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 195515

• • alternative name: Radio Corp.of Australia

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• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 1T4 1R5 1T4 1S5 3V4

• Main principle
• Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 455 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 7 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• Line / Batteries (any type) / 200; 210; 220; 230; 240; 250; 260 / 2 x 45 & 9 Volt

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

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

• Shape
• Portable set > 8 inch (also usable without mains)

• Notes

• This model uses a metal rectifier for both H.T. and L.T. when on mains power. No power transformer is used.

  Therefore the chassis be at a lethal 240V if the active and neutral power connections are reversed.

  Case colours available in Brown, Maroon, Ivory & Light Grey.

• Price in first year of sale
• 36.75 AUS £

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

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• - - Manufacturers Literature (Astor Technical Bulletin GPS-1, 27/1/1955 & GPS-2, 19/4/1955.)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• Australian Official Radio Service Manual AORSM (Volume 14, 1956, Page 41.)

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• J.R. Publications Radio Service Handbook (R.V. Series Vol. 1, 1963, Page A46.)

• 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