• 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
• 72862

• • alternative name: Chicago Radio Lab

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• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 1A7G 1N5G 1H5G 1Q5G 117Z6G

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

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• Line / Batteries (any type)

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 8 inch = 20.3 cm

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 5G438 Ch= 5536 - Zenith Radio Corp.; Chicago,

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

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 21 x 10.5 x 12 inch / 533 x 267 x 305 mm

• Notes
• Farm radio for batt. or mains

• Price in first year of sale
• 40.00 $

• Source of data
• Table Top Radios Vol. 1 Stein 98

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

• Mentioned in
• Machine Age to Jet Age II (page 322.)

• Author
• Model page created by Konrad Birkner † 12.08.2014. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• 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