• Country
• Australia

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

• Year
• 1957/1958

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 263311

• • alternative name: Radio Corp.of Australia

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• Number of Tubes
• 2

• Valves / Tubes
• 6BE6 6BM8

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

• Tuned circuits
• 4 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Details
• Record Player (not changer)

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 200-240 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil)

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Play-Gram CML - Astor brand, Radio Corporation

• Shape
• Tablemodel, with any shape - general.

• Notes

• Astor CML

  Portable Radiogram with 2 valve (permeability tuned) broadcast receiver and rectifier, 4-speed player to take all types of standard and long playing records. Attractive two-tone cabinet finished in plastic with a vynex covering. (MINGAY'S PRICE SERVICE)

  Record player, Collaro type 4/554 single record player, 4 speed, Studio "O" turnover type crystal cartridge.

  Speaker 5" dia. permag. Rola type 5C cone No. F87.

  CABINET STYLING variations:

  PINK/ BLACK
  Cab. lid assy. pink
  Cab. base assy. black
  Knob - pink, ON/ OFF radio volume
  Knob - pink, RADIO/ GRAMO switch, gramo volume

  GREY/ DARK RED
  Cab. lid assy grey
  Cab. base assy. dark red
  Knob - grey, ON/ OFF radio volume
  Knob - grey, RADIO/ GRAMO switch, gramo volume

  TURQUOISE/ BLACK
  Cab. lid assy. turquoise
  Cab. base assy. black
  Knob - turquoise, ON/ OFF radio volume
  Knob - turquoise, RADIO/ GRAMO switch, gramo volume

  BLACK
  Cab. lid assy. black
  Cab. base assy. black
  Knob - grey, ON/ OFF radio volume
  Knob - grey, RADIO/ GRAMO switch, gramo volume

  IVORY
  Cab. lid assy. ivory
  Cab. base assy. ivory
  Knob - ivory, ON/ OFF radio volume
  Knob - ivory, RADIO/ GRAMO switch, gramo volume

  CORAL/ DARK GREEN
  Cab. lid assy. coral
  Cab. base assy. dark green
  Knob - coral, ON/ OFF radio volume
  Knob - coral, RADIO/ GRAMO switch, gramo volume

  IVORY/ BLACK
  Cab. lid assy. ivory
  Cab. base assy. black
  Knob - ivory, ON/ OFF radio volume
  Knob - ivory, RADIO/ GRAMO switch, gramo volume

• Price in first year of sale
• 40.95 AUS £

• Mentioned in
• Mingay's Price Service (May 1958 & Nov 1958.)

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• - - Manufacturers Literature (Astor Technical Bulletins CML-1, 20/9/1957 & CML-2, 3/12/1957.)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• J.R. Publications Radio Service Handbook (R.V. Series Vol. 1, 1963, Page A26.)

Astor CML service manual

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• Documents regarding this model

• 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