• Country
• Australia

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

• Year
• 1956/1957

• Category
• Television Receiver (TV) or Monitor

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 197504

• • alternative name: Radio Corp.of Australia

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• Number of Tubes
• 23

• Valves / Tubes
• 6CW7 6BL8 6BX6 6BX6 6BX6 6BX6 6BL8 6BX6 6BX6 6AL5 6BM8 6BL8 12AU7 6BM8 6BL8 6AL5 6BL8 6CJ6 6R3 1S2 6N3 6N3 A43-64 or MW43-64 or MW43-69 or 17BP4A

• Number of Transistors

• Semiconductors
• OA60 or. OA70

• Main principle
• Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 36000 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Wave bands
• VHF incl. FM and/or UHF (see notes for details)

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

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

• Material
• Wooden case

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

• Shape
• Tablemodel, with any shape - general.

• Notes

• Astor SJ

  Model SJ is a 10-channel receiver. Features "Edge-to-Edge" picture clarity from full sized 17" screen. Pre-stabilised focusing. Concealed pre-set controls. Astor "Controlled-Sound". Big front-mounted elliptical speaker. Mighty "Videomatic" chassis. Gainsborough cabinets in glorious finishes (mahogany & walnut). Optional table available (£5/5/-) (MINGAY'S PRICE SERVICE)

  This was the first Astor television on the Australian market.

  Approximately two hundred of the first production run of Model 'SJ' table receivers are fitted with a turret tuner (Cyldon) part No. PA516 which has coils for only three channels (2, 7 & 9)

  Later production receivers are fitted with a turret tuner (Cyldon) part No. PA538 which has coils fitted for 10 channels.

  Superseded by Model ASJ.

• Price in first year of sale
• 219.45 AUS £

• Mentioned in
• Mingay's Price Service (Nov 1956.)

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• - - Manufacturers Literature (Astor Technical Bulletins for SJ-1, 15/1/57; SJ-2, 21/1/57; SJ-3, 6/2/57; SJ-4, 4/3/57; SJ-5, 6/8/57)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• J.R. Publications Television Service Handbook (L.J. Series, Vol. 1, 1962 & 1967, Page A56.)

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• - - Manufacturers Literature (Teletronics Service Data Supplement No. 23, June 1965.)

• 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