• 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
• 19047

• • alternative name: Chicago Radio Lab

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

• Number of Tubes
• 8

• Valves / Tubes
• 6K7G 6C5G 6A8G 6K7G 6H6G 6F5G 6F6G 5Y3 or 5W4

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

• Tuned circuits
• 7 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast, Long Wave and 2 x Short Wave.

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 110-250 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 8 inch = 20.3 cm

• Power out
• 5 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 8A129 WHEAT Ch=5802 - Zenith Radio Corp.; Chicago,

• Shape
• Tablemodel, Tombstone = decorative upright, not cathedral but can have rounded edges.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 17.1 x 22.3 x 12.1 inch / 434 x 566 x 307 mm

• Notes
• Export model. Only 800 chassis built;

• External source of data
• E. Erb 3-907007-36-0

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 10 = 1939 and before

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

• 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