• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1937

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 67643

• • alternative name: Chicago Radio Lab

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• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 6A8G 6K7G 6Q7G 6F6G 5W4

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 456 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: 5S150 Ch=5516 - Zenith Radio Corp.; Chicago,

• Shape
• Console with any shape - in general

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 22 x 38 x 12.7 inch / 559 x 965 x 323 mm

• Price in first year of sale
• 53.00 $

• 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 7 = 1936 and before

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

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Pre-War Consoles

• Other Models

• Here you find 4494 models, 4099 with images and 3605 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Zenith Radio Corp.; Chicago, IL