• Country
• Australia

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

• Year
• 1953

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 193072

• • alternative name: Radio Corp.of Australia

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• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 6AE8 6U7G 6AV6 6AQ5 5Y3GT

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

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast plus more than 2 Short Wave bands.

• Details
• Changer (Record changer)

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 200-220; 221-250 Volt

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

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

• Shape
• Tablemodel, with any shape - general.

• Notes

• This model had three band spread short wave ranges covering the 31m, 25m and 19m bands. It was made with either a Garrard type RC72A or a Collaro type 3RC521 changer.

  Colours available: Mahogany & Walnut.

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

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• - - Manufacturers Literature (Astor Technical Bulletin NK-1, 2/3/1953.)

• 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