• Country
• Australia

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

• Year
• 1947

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 184226

• • alternative name: Radio Corp.of Australia

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• Number of Tubes
• 4

• Valves / Tubes
• 1R5 1T4 1S5 3S4

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

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• Dry Batteries / 67.5 & 1.5 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 3 inch = 7.6 cm

• Material
• Metal case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Personal Portable KQ - Astor brand, Radio Corporation

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

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 8.25 x 4 x 3.5 inch / 210 x 102 x 89 mm

• Notes

• The case was available either leatherette covered or painted with crackle lacquer. The lid is plastic and contains the loop aerial. The price below included batteries.

  Battery types used: (A) 1½ V Eveready 950 or Diamond 3950 (D Cell) & (B) 67½ V Eveready Mini-Max 467 or Diamond 3467.

  Colours available: Brown, Black & Cream.

   

   

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 4.5 lb (4 lb 8 oz) / 2.043 kg

• Price in first year of sale
• 21.96 AUS £

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

• Mentioned in
• Mingay's "Radio Diagram & I.F. Index

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Australian Official Radio Service Manual AORSM (Volume 6, 1947, Page 75.)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• - - Manufacturers Literature (Astor Technical Bulletin Models KQ-1, 25/8/1947; KQ-2, 1/12/1947; KQ-3, 5/2/1948 & KQ-4, 9/4/1948.)

• Author
• Model page created by Stuart Irwin. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 851 models, 466 with images and 359 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