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HRSA Technical Books, with Circuits and Data for Vintage Historical Radios

HRSA Books are for current members only
and are excellent value at close to cost prices.

Contact details for ordering through the Valve Bank
are in the latest Radio Waves.


How Your Transistor Radio Works – a Must Have for any enthusiast.

By Ian Batty

Did you know: That Bardeen, Brattain and Shockley did not jointly invent the transistor?

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HRSA Circuit Books
Philip Leahy compiled and published 10 circuit books for the HRSA gratis. These important books are available from the HRSA Valve Bank Manager Stan Snyders. (contact details on page 2 of Radio Waves)

The books contain 2936 entries of valuable service information for radios from 1928 to 1968 including radios not listed in AORSM, and radios manufactured since AORSM.
The books are sold near cost price, exclusively to HRSA members.


To Search for a Circuit in the HRSA books by Philip Leahy, Click HERE

When the listing is open, click Control+f on a PC keyboard
or on a Mac: Command+f
Then enter the manufacturer you want.

Then browse for the model, book and page you want.


For Members who have purchased Circuit Book 11 from HRSA Valve Bank: Supplement to HRSA Circuit Book 11 Download HERE


HRSA Early Radiolette Books – Addendum
Attention to any Members who have a copy of HRSA early publication:
AWA Radiolette Book Edition 2, or
AWA Radiolette Book Edition 3, or the more recent
AWA Radiolette Circuits Book 9.
The following page was inadvertently omitted from the above books but can be inserted under the technical information associated with the Radiolette Model 40 and 43, following the page showing figure 4
Download HERE


Summary of the Circuit Books

Circuit Book 1 – 398 pages 1933 to 1939
Service Data mainly sourced from:
• Radio Trade Annual 1938 – 1939
• Tasma Service Data

Circuit Book 2 – 400 pages 1934 - 1944
Service Data mainly sourced from trade journals from 1934 to 1944, as follows:
• Radio Review of Australia 1937 - 1938
• Radio Retailer of Australia 1937 - 1938
• Radio and Electrical Retailer 1941 - 1944
• Radio and Electrical Merchant 1934 - 1936
• Radio Technician 1939 – 1941

Circuit Book 3 – 258 pages 1937 - 1955
• Circuits not listed in AORSM volumes 1937 – 1955

Circuit Book 4 - 358 pages 1956 - 1968
Service Data for Radios Manufactured Since AORSM 1956 – 1968
• Admiral
• Astor
• AWA Radiola

Circuit Book 5 – 364 pages 1956 - 1968
Service Data for Radios Manufactured Since AORSM 1956 – 1968
• Ekco
• Electrosound
• General Electric
• Healing
• Kriesler
• NationalPanasonic
• Precedent
• Pye

Circuit Book 6 – 296 pages 1956 - 1968
Service Data for Radios Manufactured Since AORSM 1956 – 1968
• Philips
• S.T.C.
• Stromberg Carlson
• Titan

Circuit Book 7 – 337 pages 1931 - 1940
Service Data for Radios Manufactured 1931 – 1940
• Philips

Circuit Book 8 – 325 pages 1941 - 1955
Service Data for Radios Manufactured 1940 -1955
• Philips

Circuit Book 9 – 256 pages
Service Data for Radios 1932 –1949
• AWA Radiolette

Circuit Book 10
History and Development
• Astor and Pinnacle 1923 – 1928
• Astor 1926 - 1934
Currently Book 10 is under research and compilation by Member 2218, Jim Easson

Circuit Book 11 – 423 pages
Service Data for
• Astor Radios 1934 – 1936
• Breville Radios 1934 – 1940





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Page maintained by Kevin Poulter. Last update December 3rd, 2020
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The link below is a list of Valve Radio Makes and Models and the HRSA Book you will find them in.
Click HERE for the list