- Country
- New Zealand-Aotearoa
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Zenith (Brand), C & A Odlin & Co. Ltd; Wellington
- Year
- 1938
- Category
- Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 349285
Click on the schematic thumbnail to request the schematic as a free document.
- Number of Tubes
- 5
- 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
- Alternating Current supply (AC) / 115; 235 Volt
- Loudspeaker
- Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 5 inch = 12.7 cm
- Material
- Bakelite case
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: 5R-312 - Zenith Brand, C & A Odlin & Co
- Shape
- Tablemodel with Push Buttons.
- Dimensions (WHD)
- 320 x 190 x 175 mm / 12.6 x 7.5 x 6.9 inch
- Notes
-
With Tip-Touch Tuning Here it is the most modern 5-valve broadcast receiver and most efficient. Automatic Tip Touch Tuning brings in your favourite stations INSTANTLY. Full Superheterodyne Circuit ensures good sensitivity and selectivity. Full-toned 5in. speaker. See this newlý-arrived ZENITH 5R312- definitely a year ahead!
See also US version Model 5R-312.
- Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
- 5.1 kg / 11 lb 3.7 oz (11.233 lb)
- Price in first year of sale
- 14.00 NZ Guineas
- Mentioned in
- -- Original prospect or advert (Evening Post 8 December 1938 Page 23)
- Literature/Schematics (1)
- Rider's Perpetual, Volume 9 = 1938 and before (Pages 9-7 & 9-8)
- Author
- Model page created by Brian Stevens. See "Data change" for further contributors.
- Other Models
-
Here you find 12 models, 12 with images and 12 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
All listed radios etc. from Zenith (Brand), C & A Odlin & Co. Ltd; Wellington