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jr_tech 03-10-2018 03:10 PM

Unusual Dial
 
Came accross a picture of a small transistor radio with a very unusual dial...

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4783/...db2f08_z_d.jpg

Can anybody identify the country of use?/stations?/frequencies?.... are "2" and "4" bands?

jr

Celt 03-10-2018 04:01 PM

Hmm...no idea...but Radiola was used by RCA in the early days of tube radio! :scratch2:

WISCOJIM 03-10-2018 05:18 PM

AWA is an Australian brand.

https://www.worthpoint.com/worthoped...ansistor-radio

You can see more unusual dials from that brand here: https://www.google.com/search?q=AWA+...ccJiPy3kd00JM:

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jr_tech 03-11-2018 01:31 PM

Interesting...thanks!

So the 2 and 4 designations are not bands, but are originating states, with 2 indicating New South Wales and 4 indicating Queensland. Example: 2BL is Sydney on 702 kHz and 4BC is Brisbane on 1116 kHz. Radio is standard AM band only.

Looks as if AWA (not to be confused with Aiwa) made some very nice radios.
:thmbsp:

jr

wa2ise 03-12-2018 03:33 PM

Packard Bell used to put radio station callsigns on their radio dials.

More Aussie dials:
http://www.wa2ise.com/radios/calstandial.gifhttp://www.wa2ise.com/radios/calstan.jpg
http://www.wa2ise.com/radios/healingL502Edial.jpghttp://www.wa2ise.com/radios/healing%20ad.jpg
http://www.wa2ise.com/radios/Tasma1001baby.jpghttp://www.wa2ise.com/radios/awaradiolab67yjpg.jpg
And New Zealand
http://www.wa2ise.com/radios/philco401.jpg


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