• Country
• Australia

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

• Year
• 1960

• Category
• Television Receiver (TV) or Monitor

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 276385

• • alternative name: Radio Corp.of Australia

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

• Number of Tubes
• 17

• Valves / Tubes
• 6ES8 6BL8 6BX6 6BX6 6BX6 6DX8 6AU6 6DT6 6BM8 6BM8 6BL8 12AU7A 6CM5 6AL3 1S2 6N3 6N3

• Number of Transistors

• Semiconductors
• 1N294 1N294 1N295

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common)

• Wave bands
• Wave Bands given in the notes.

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 190-260 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 5 inch = 12.7 cm

• Material
• Wooden case

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

• Shape
• Console, Highboy (legs > 50 %).

• Notes

• Astor Royal CQQ is based on the HSQ chassis
  with the exception of some minor changes in the circuitry & valve line up.
  The tuner uses a 6ES8 instead of a 6CW7 & the damper diode is a 6AL3 instead of a 6R3. Service sheets refer to model HSQ for service information.

  Cabinet finishes available in Walnut, Maple & Mahogany.

  Tunes the pre 1961 Australian standard VHF 10 TV channels.

• Price in first year of sale
• 155.40 AUS £

• Mentioned in
• Astor Technical Bulletin CQQ-1

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• - - Manufacturers Literature (Astor Technical Bulletin CQQ-1, 22/2/1960.)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• J.R. Publications Television Service Handbook (L.J. Series Vol. 1, 1962, Page A54. (For HSQ))

• Author
• Model page created by Martin Kent. 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