• Country
• Australia

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

• Year
• 1971–1974

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 228486

• • alternative name: Radio Corp.of Australia

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• Number of Transistors
• 8

• Semiconductors
• BF194 BF195 BF195 BC148 BC148 OC955 OC951 OC955 OA90 BY126 BY126

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz

• Tuned circuits
• 5 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 240 Volt

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

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Town & Country MF026 - Astor brand, Radio Corporation

• Shape
• Tablemodel without push buttons, Mantel/Midget/Compact up to 14

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 350 x 180 x 100 mm / 13.8 x 7.1 x 3.9 inch

• Notes

• This is an upgrade of the Astor M5D and M6D radios with which it shares a common rear case.

  It has 5 silicon transistors in the first stages and three OC types in the output stage. Two of these transistors have "Flag" heatsinks and drive the 15 Ω speaker in a "Push - Pull" arrangement through a matching transformer. All transistor are silicon types. Output transistors OC951 & OC955 are a complimetary matched pair & are sensibly equivalent to BD137/BD138. There are 2 silicon diodes to provide full wave rectification of the power supply.

  The tuning capacitor is driven by the dial cord and there is a tone control. The schematic is not included inside the case but the dial cord arrangement is. This radio is heavier than the M6D as all controls are mounted on a piece of 1.2 mm galvanised metal. This links all the controls for earthing purposes and differs from the earlier radios where the metal control shafts are brought through the case with no provision for a safety earth.

  Cabinet colours available in mustard, ice white and teak woodgrain finish.

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 2.010 kg / 4 lb 6.8 oz (4.427 lb)

• Price in first year of sale
• 49.95 AUS $

• Mentioned in
• Mingay's Price Service (Aug 1971 to Feb 1974.)

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• -- Original-techn. papers. (Astor Service Data MF026, Feb 1972.)

• Author
• Model page created by Brian Wilson. 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