• Country
• Australia

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

• Year
• 1958

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 263320

• • alternative name: Radio Corp.of Australia

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

• Number of Tubes
• 4

• Valves / Tubes
• 1R5 1T4 1S5 3S4

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

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• Line / Batteries (any type) / AC: 200; 230; 240 / Bat: 1.5 & 67.5 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 3 inch = 7.6 cm

• Material
• Leather / canvas / plastic - over other material

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Sportster De-Luxe BRQ - Astor brand, Radio Corporation

• Shape
• Portable set > 8 inch (also usable without mains)

• Notes

• Astor BRQ " Sportster De-Luxe"

  A 4-valve for AC electric & battery operation. Only handbag size, yet a beautiful leather cased portable for at home or away. Choose from a range of five glamorous two-tone colours: dark grey & light grey, London tan & off white, maroon & light grey, cherry red & white and olive & white. (FROM MINGAY'S PRICE SERVICE)

  Solid state rectifiers are used for H.T. and L.T. when on mains power.

  Speaker: Rola Type 3C.
  Batteries: Eveready D50 x 2 (D cells) and Eveready 467.

  See also transistor version Model APN

• Price in first year of sale
• 26.25 AUS £

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

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• -- Original-techn. papers. (Astor Technical Bulletin Model BRQ-1, 2/6/1958.)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• J.R. Publications Radio Service Handbook (R.V. Series Vol. 1, 1963, Page A23.)

• 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