• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1952 ?

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 73565

• • alternative name: Chicago Radio Lab

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

• Number of Tubes
• 6

• Valves / Tubes
• 6BJ6 12BE6 6BJ6 12AT6 50C5 35W4

• Main principle
• Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 455 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 7 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 60Hz, 117V=110-120 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 4 inch = 10.2 cm

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: J616 Ch= 6J03 - Zenith Radio Corp.; Chicago,

• Shape
• Tablemodel with Clock ((Alarm-) Clock Radio).

• Notes

• Zenith model J616 is an AC operated superheterodyne receiver with electric clock.
   

  Similar in style to the J514 series except that it is lableled "Zenith Deluxe" and has the Zenith crest on the front.  The following models are identical except for cabinet color.

  Model Number	Cabinet Color
  J616	Walnut
  J616E	Bisque
  J616G	Gray
  J616W	White
  J616Y	Black

• Mentioned in
• Collector's Guide to Antique Radios (7th Edition) (page 313)

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Beitman Radio Diagrams, Vol. 12, 1952 (page 165)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• Table Top Radios Vol. 1 Stein 98 (page 175.)

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• Photofact Folder, Howard W. SAMS (Set 179, folder 14, dated 9-52)

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

• Other Models

• Here you find 4504 models, 4100 with images and 3630 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Zenith Radio Corp.; Chicago, IL