• 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
• 67574

• • alternative name: Chicago Radio Lab

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

• Number of Tubes
• 4

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

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)

• 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: 5G003ZZ Holiday Ch= 5C40ZZ - Zenith Radio Corp.; Chicago,

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

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 335 x 230 x 150 mm / 13.2 x 9.1 x 5.9 inch

• Notes
• Tuning 535 to 1620 kc. Cabinet of modern design - maroon plastic with Roman gold trim.

• Price in first year of sale
• 39.95 $

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 16 = ca. 1948 and before

• Mentioned in
• Radio Retailing (Radio & Television R.) (February 1947 page 52.)

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Photofact Folder, Howard W. SAMS (Set 30, Folder 4720-31)

• 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