• 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
• 74166

• • alternative name: Chicago Radio Lab

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• Number of Tubes
• 6

• Valves / Tubes
• 12A8G 12K7G 12Q7G 35L6G 35Z5G

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); 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
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 6D456 6-D-456 Ch=5664 - Zenith Radio Corp.; Chicago,

• Shape
• Console with Push Buttons.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 24 x 35 x 12.1 inch / 610 x 889 x 307 mm

• Price in first year of sale
• 40.00 $

• Source of data
• Pre-War Consoles

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

• Mentioned in
• Zenith Radio The Glory Years 1936-1945

• 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