• Country
• Australia

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

• Year
• 1948–1952

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 188879

• • alternative name: Radio Corp.of Australia

• Number of Tubes
• 4

• Valves / Tubes
• 6A8G 6B8G 6V6GT 5Y3GT

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

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Details
• Record Player (not changer)

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 200-220; 220-250 Volt

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

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: KK [6A8G & 6B8G] - Astor brand, Radio Corporation

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

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 447 x 317 x 370 mm / 17.6 x 12.5 x 14.6 inch

• Notes
• On this model there is a door which runs along the bottom edge of the front panel. When opened a slot is revealed into which a record can be inserted. Closing the door lowers the pick-up and activates the turntable motor via a mercury switch.

• Price in first year of sale
• 45.15 AUS £

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

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• - - Manufacturers Literature (Astor Technical Bulletins KK-1 to KK-10. Dates between 1/12/1948 & 5/10/1951)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• Australian Official Radio Service Manual AORSM (Volume 8, 1950, Page 62.)

• 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