• Country
• Australia

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Motor Spares Ltd., Melbourne

• Year
• 1949

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 126801

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

• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 6J8GA 6U7G 6SQ7GT 6V6GT 5Y3GT

• 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
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 240 Volt

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

• Material
• Bakelite or Plastics (type unknown)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Chieftain OE - Motor Spares Ltd., Melbourne

• Shape
• Tablemodel without push buttons, Mantel/Midget/Compact up to 14

• Notes

• Case colours available in Walnut, Cream, Green & Blue.  Price is for Walnut case. Colours extra: £19/10/-

• Price in first year of sale
• 18.90 AUS £

• Circuit diagram reference
• Australian Official Radio Service Manual Vol. VIII

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Australian Official Radio Service Manual AORSM (Volume 8, 1950, Page 112.)

• Author
• Model page created by Peter Hughes. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 11 models, 5 with images and 5 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Motor Spares Ltd., Melbourne