• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1946

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 73291

• • alternative name: Chicago Radio Lab

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

• Number of Tubes
• 6

• Valves / Tubes
• 12SA7 12BA6 12SQ7 12SJ7 35L6G 35Z5

• Main principle
• Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 455 kHz

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• AC/DC-set / 115 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil)

• Material
• Bakelite or Plastics (type unknown)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 6D015W Consoltone Ch= 6C05 [White] - Zenith Radio Corp.; Chicago,

• Shape
• Tablemodel without push buttons, Mantel/Midget/Compact up to 14

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 12.6 x 7.1 x 6.7 inch / 320 x 180 x 170 mm

• Notes

• Color = White (Ivory).

  Attention:

  Suffix Z indicates an undefined number of chassis variations, where one ore more tubes of the basic complement were replaced.

  Just after WW2 there was some material shortage. Zenith had to modify the basic model to accept available alternative tube types. Hence Octal, Lock-in and 7pin miniature types had to be mutually adapted by changing the sockets. Such factory modified chassis and radio models got the suffix Z. Zenith also recommended these alterations for service. Such models maintained of course the initial name without Z. All such numerous variant combinations can only be distinguished by close examination, but not by just a view.
  
  A single chassis may contain octal, lock-in, and miniature buttom tubes. If an original tube is replaced with an alternate, the socket must also be replaced.

  Listed above is the basic tube complement.
  Alternatives that may be found are as follows:
  Original: Alternate:
  12SA7GT.. 12BE6 or 14Q7
  12SQ7GT.. 12AT6
  35Z5GT...... 35W4

• Price in first year of sale
• 34.95 $

• Source of data
• Collector's Guide to Antique Radios 4. Edition

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 15 = 1947 and before

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Photofact Folder, Howard W. SAMS (Date 8-46, Set 3, Folder 463-24)

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• -- Original prospect or advert (The Zenith Folder unknown date.)

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

• Other Models

• Here you find 4496 models, 4101 with images and 3615 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Zenith Radio Corp.; Chicago, IL