• Year
  • 1948
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 294019
    • alternative name: Radio Corp.of Australia

 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 6
  • Main principle
  • Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast and Short Wave (SW).
  • Power type and voltage
  • AC/DC-set / 220-260 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil)
  • Material
  • Bakelite or Plastics (type unknown)
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: JJQ [25Z5 Rectifier] - Astor brand, Radio Corporation
  • Shape
  • Tablemodel, low profile (big size).
  • Notes
  • "A type 25Z5 rectifier tube is being used in place of the type 25Z6GT/G rectifier tube on the first production run of this model due to 25Z6GT/G tubes being in short supply. The circuit for the 25Z5 tube is the same as for the 25Z6GT/G tube except for the socket & pin connections."

  • Price in first year of sale
  • 28.35 AUS £
  • Literature/Schematics (1)
  • - - Manufacturers Literature (Astor Technical Bulletin JJQ-1, 11/5/1948 & JJQ-2, 12/5/1948.)
  • Author
  • Model page created by Martin Kent. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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