• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1936 ?

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 308076

• • alternative name: Chicago Radio Lab

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

• Number of Tubes
• 7

• Valves / Tubes
• 6K7 6A8 6K7 6H6 6K7 6F6 5Y3

• Main principle
• Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 456 kHz

• Wave bands
• Broadcast plus more than 2 Short Wave bands.

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 115 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil)

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 7S53Y Ch= 5704 - Zenith Radio Corp.; Chicago,

• Shape
• Console with any shape - in general

• Notes

• Starting in 1936, all Zenith Radios were available in ebony color.  This is designated by the "Y" in the model number. Model 7-S-53 use the same cabinet in original wood.

   

• Mentioned in
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 7 = 1936 and before

• Author
• Model page created by Hans Amberger. 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