Mickey KM

• Country
• Australia

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

• Year
• 1947

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 88122

• • alternative name: Radio Corp.of Australia

• Picture
• Schematics

Previous Next

Previous Next

Click on the schematic thumbnail to request the schematic as a free document.

• Number of Tubes
• 4

• Valves / Tubes
• 6A8G or 6J8G 6B8G or 6G8G 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).

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

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

• Material
• Bakelite or Plastics (type unknown)

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

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

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 279 x 185 x 175 mm / 11 x 7.3 x 6.9 inch

• Notes

• The model comes with negative feedback for audio. This was not usual in Australia at that time. Astor did it and this improved those models quite a bit.

  Available in 11 colours (official): Walnut, Green, Blue, Champagne, Ivory, Chinese Red, Mahogany, Marble Champagne, Marble Ivory, Amber & Aust. White.

  This original 1947 version could use either 6A8G or 6J8G & 6B8G or 6G8G valves without any circuit alterations. Due to circuit alterations in later versions only 6A8G & 6B8G valves can be used.

  Price is for the Walnut case. Colours for £18/2/6.

• Price in first year of sale
• 17.63 AUS £

• Source of data
• - - Data from my own collection

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

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• - - Manufacturers Literature (Astor Technical Bulletins KM-1, 16/6/1947 & KM-3, 13/11/1947.)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• Australian Official Radio Service Manual AORSM (Volume 6, 1948, Page 59)

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• Astor Technical Bulletin KM-9, 10/8/1949

• Author
• Model page created by Peter Hughes. 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