• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1946/1947

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 67572

• • alternative name: Chicago Radio Lab

Click on the schematic thumbnail to request the schematic as a free document.

• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 1LA6 1LN5 1LH4 1LB4 117Z3

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• Line / Batteries (any type) / AC/DC 105-120/ 75 & 6 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 4 inch = 10.2 cm

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 5G003 Ch= 5C40 - Zenith Radio Corp.; Chicago,

• Shape
• Portable set > 8 inch (also usable without mains)

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 335 x 215 x 130 mm / 13.2 x 8.5 x 5.1 inch

• Notes
• Battery pack Z-6394;

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 2.9 kg / 6 lb 6.2 oz (6.388 lb)

• 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 16 = ca. 1948 and before

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

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Photofact Folder, Howard W. SAMS (Set 17, Folder 477-35)

• Other Models

• Here you find 4505 models, 4101 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