• Country
• Australia

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

• Year
• 1963

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 225944

• • alternative name: Radio Corp.of Australia

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

• Number of Transistors
• 6

• Semiconductors
• 2N412 2N410 2N410 2N406 2N408 2N408

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• Dry Batteries / 4 x 1,5 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 2 inch = 5.1 cm

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Transistor 6 P8F - Astor brand, Radio Corporation

• Shape
• Very small Portable or Pocket-Set (Handheld) < 8 inch.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 150 x 40 x 100 mm / 5.9 x 1.6 x 3.9 inch

• Notes

• Plastic case, uses 4 - AA batteries, tuning dial has Australian stations of various States. Volume ON/OFF control.   External earphone jack.

  Colours available: Tan, Dark Green, Lime, Cherry Red, Chartreuse & Charcoal.

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• - - Manufacturers Literature (Astor Service Data P8F-1, 6/11/1963.)

• Author
• Model page created by Adrian Heinrich. 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