• Country
• Australia

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

• Year
• 1970

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 167877

• • alternative name: Radio Corp.of Australia

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• Number of Transistors
• 10

• Semiconductors
• A06 A06 A06 A06 A09 A08 A08 A06 A08 A06

• Main principle
• Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 455 kHz

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• Storage and/or dry batteries / Parallel 2 x 9 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 6.5 cm = 2.6 inch

• Power out
• 0.25 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Ranger Transistor 8 PE-032 - Astor brand, Radio Corporation

• Shape
• Very small Portable or Pocket-Set (Handheld) < 8 inch.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 155 x 95 x 40 mm / 6.1 x 3.7 x 1.6 inch

• Notes
• This model has the curiosity of being marketed as a "Transistor 8" but contains 10 transistors.

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 0.480 kg / 1 lb 0.9 oz (1.057 lb)

• Mentioned in
• HRSA Radio Waves January 2010

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• - - Manufacturers Literature (Service Data Astor Model PE032-1, 1/9/1970)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• -- Schematic (J.R. Publications Transistor Service Handbook Group G8, 1971 & 1972, Page A103.)

• Author
• Model page created by Roger Brinkman. 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.
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