• Country
• Australia

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Standard Telephones and Cables Pty, Ltd (STC), Sydney

• Year
• 1954

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 329433

• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 12AH8 6BA6 6N8 6BW6 6X4

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

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast and Short Wave (SW).

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 40-60Hz, 230V-250 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 5 inch = 12.7 cm

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: A5240S - Standard Telephones and Cables

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

• Notes

• 5 valve, AC powered Superhet.

  See also later version Emperor Model A5240AS with plastic dial surround.

• Price in first year of sale
• 34.65 AUS £

• Mentioned in
• Mingay's Price Service (May 1954.)

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• J.R. Publications Radio Service Handbook (R.V. Series Vol. 1, 1963, Page S61.)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• Australian Official Radio Service Manual AORSM (Volume 13, 1955, Page 311.)

• Author
• Model page created by Martin Kent. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 614 models, 263 with images and 302 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Standard Telephones and Cables Pty, Ltd (STC), Sydney