• Country
• Australia

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

• Year
• 1939–1942

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 173431

• • alternative name: Radio Corp.of Australia

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• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 1A7G 1N5G 1N5G 1H5G 1C5G or 1Q5G

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

• Tuned circuits
• 8 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast and Short Wave (SW).

• Power type and voltage
• Storage and/or dry batteries / 90 & 1.5 Volt

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

• Power out
• 0.24 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Bakelite case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: OA54 AP - Astor brand, Radio Corporation

• Shape
• Tablemodel, with any shape - general.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 14.375 x 8.5 x 8 inch / 365 x 216 x 203 mm

• Notes

• AM  540 - 1650 kHz

  SW 6.85 - 22.25 MHz.

  The output valve was changed to a 1Q5G for 1941-1942 production.

• Price in first year of sale
• 24.15 Aus£

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

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Mingay's Radio Diagram & I.F. Index

• 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