• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1940

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 67333

• • alternative name: Chicago Radio Lab

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• Number of Tubes
• 12

• Valves / Tubes
• 6K7G 6A8G 6J5G 6K7G 6U5 6J5G 6J5G 6V6G 6V6G 6X5G 6X5G 6F8G

• Main principle
• Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 455 kHz

• Wave bands
• Broadcast, Short Wave(s) and Police.

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

• Loudspeaker
• Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 8 inch = 20.3 cm

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 12S445 12-S-445 Ch=1207 - Zenith Radio Corp.; Chicago,

• Shape
• Tablemodel, low profile (big size).

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 13.9 x 0 x 15.6 inch / 353 x 0 x 396 mm

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

• Source of data
• The Radio Collector's Directory and Price Guide 1921 - 1965

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 11 = ca. 1940 and before

• Mentioned in
• Collector's Guide to Antique Radios 4. Edition

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Zenith Radio The Glory Years 1936-1945

• Other Models

• Here you find 4505 models, 4100 with images and 3631 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Zenith Radio Corp.; Chicago, IL