• Year
  • 1942 ?
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 253875
    • alternative name: Chicago Radio Lab

 Technical Specifications

  • 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 plus more than 2 Short Wave bands.
  • Power type and voltage
  • Alternating Current supply (AC) / 115; 225 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil)
  • Material
  • Wooden case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: 5S642BT Ch=5B10BT - Zenith Radio Corp.; Chicago,
  • Shape
  • Tablemodel, low profile (big size).
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 416 x 236 x 195 mm / 16.4 x 9.3 x 7.7 inch
  • Notes
  • Wave bands: 540 - 1660 kHz, 2100 - 7300 kHz, 6800 - 22500 kHz, 9400 - 12200 kHz (31.9-24.6 m with bandspread at 25 and 31 m). 

    The 6 in 5S642 is the code for the 1942 season. Successing models 5S042 are post WW2 .

     

  • Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
  • 6.550 kg / 14 lb 6.8 oz (14.427 lb)
  • Author
  • Model page created by Dave McClellan. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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