• Country
• Australia

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Car Radio & TV Co Pty Ltd; (Austral), Sydney

• Year
• 1958

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 222962

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

• Number of Transistors
• 6

• Semiconductors
• OC44 OC45 OC45 OC75 OC72 OC72 OA79

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

• Tuned circuits
• 5 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• Dry Batteries / 6 x 1.5 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 4 inch = 10.2 cm

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

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Austral 6 Transistor Portable - Car Radio & TV Co Pty Ltd;

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

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 165 x 115 x 55 mm / 6.5 x 4.5 x 2.2 inch

• Notes

• Uses Solid State devices only (including OA79)

  Critical components (Tuning cap, coils and transistors) sourced from Philips Australia.

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 0.8 kg / 1 lb 12.2 oz (1.762 lb)

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• -- Schematic

• Author
• Model page created by Brian Wilson. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 10 models, 1 with images and 3 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Car Radio & TV Co Pty Ltd; (Austral), Sydney