• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Zenith Radio Corp.; Chicago, IL

• Year
• 1937

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 67651

• • alternative name: Chicago Radio Lab

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• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 6A8G 6K7G 6Q7G 6F6G 5Y4G

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 456 kHz

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

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 115 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil)

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 5S228AT 5-S-228AT Ch=5521AT - Zenith Radio Corp.; Chicago,

• Shape
• Tablemodel, high profile (upright - NOT Cathedral nor decorative).

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 10.3 x 15.3 x 9.5 inch / 262 x 389 x 241 mm

• Price in first year of sale
• 30.00 $

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 9 = 1938 and before

• Mentioned in
• Zenith Radio The Glory Years 1936-1945

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Table Top Radios Vol. 1 Stein 98 (page 170.)

• Other Models

• Here you find 4496 models, 4101 with images and 3615 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Zenith Radio Corp.; Chicago, IL