8S459 8-S-459 Ch=5810

Zenith Radio Corp.; Chicago, IL

  • Year
  • 1940
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 67199
    • alternative name: Chicago Radio Lab

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 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 8
  • Main principle
  • Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 455 kHz
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast, Short Wave(s) and Police.
  • Power type and voltage
  • Alternating Current supply (AC) / 115 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 8 inch = 20.3 cm
  • Material
  • Wooden case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: 8S459 8-S-459 Ch=5810 - Zenith Radio Corp.; Chicago,
  • Shape
  • Console with Push Buttons.
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 18.8 x 29.1 x 14.6 inch / 478 x 739 x 371 mm
  • Notes
  • period cabinet commode style (end table);
  • External source of data
  • Ernst Erb
  • Circuit diagram reference
  • Rider's Perpetual, Volume 11 = ca. 1940 and before

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