• Country
• Australia

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Air Chief, (brand of NASCO), National Automotive Service Company (General Motors-Holden); Melbourne.

• Year
• 1958–1960

• Category
• Car Radio, perhaps also + sound player/recorder

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 269424

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• Number of Tubes
• 4

• Valves / Tubes
• 6ES6 6DS8 6DR8 6BA6

• Number of Transistors
• 2

• Semiconductors
• CK874 CTP1138

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz; 3 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 7 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• Storage Battery for all (e.g. for car radios and amateur radios) / 12 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• - This model requires external speaker(s).

• Material
• Metal case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Air Chief Diamond Dot BJL - Air Chief, brand of NASCO,

• Shape
• Chassis only or for «building in»

• Notes

• Available in universal or tailored fittings. Fitting for Vauxhall Victor £52/10/-.

• Price in first year of sale
• 46.20 AUS £

• Mentioned in
• Mingay's Price Service (Aug 1959 & Feb 1960.)

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• -- Original-techn. papers. (E.I.L. Service Bulletin BJL-1, 5/9/1958; BJL-2, 30/1/1959 & BJL-3, 23/11/1959.)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• J.R. Publications Car Radio Service Handbook (Vol. 1, Page A5.)

• Author
• Model page created by a member from A. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 40 models, 10 with images and 23 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Air Chief, (brand of NASCO), National Automotive Service Company (General Motors-Holden); Melbourne.