- Country
- Australia
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Astor (brand), Radio Corporation Pty., Ltd.; Melbourne
- Year
- 1950
- Category
- Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 189987
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- alternative name: Radio Corp.of Australia
- Number of Tubes
- 5
- Main principle
- Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 455 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)
- Tuned circuits
- 7 AM circuit(s)
- Wave bands
- Broadcast plus more than 2 Short Wave bands.
- Power type and voltage
- Storage Battery for all (e.g. for car radios and amateur radios) / 6 Volt
- Loudspeaker
- Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil)
- Material
- Wooden case
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: PQ - Astor brand, Radio Corporation
- Shape
- Console, Lowboy (legs < 50 %).
- Notes
-
This model had three band spread short wave ranges covering the 31, 25 and 19m bands. It uses a synchronous vibrator power supply. Uses the same chassis as bakelite mantel/table model MQ. For service information refer to MQ service data.
- Price in first year of sale
- 76.70 AUS £
- Circuit diagram reference
- Australian Official Radio Service Manual Vol. IX
- Literature/Schematics (1)
- - - Manufacturers Literature (Astor Technical Bulletin PQ-1, 6/10/1950.)
- Literature/Schematics (2)
- Australian Official Radio Service Manual AORSM (Volume 9, 1951, Page 42.)
- 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