• 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
• 86436

• • 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 35L6GT 35W4 or 35Z5GT

• Main principle
• Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 455 kHz

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• AC/DC-set / AC/DC 117V =110-120 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 5.25 inch = 13.3 cm

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: J615G Ch= 6J05 - Zenith Radio Corp.; Chicago,

• Shape
• Tablemodel without push buttons, Mantel/Midget/Compact up to 14

• Notes

• Zenith model J615G is an AC-DC operated AM superheterodyne receiver with phono provisions. The Zenith model J615G with chassis 6J05 is one of the early models with Conelrad markings! color = grey.

• Circuit diagram reference
• Beitman Radio Diagrams Vol. 12, 1952

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

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• Photofact Folder, Howard W. SAMS (Set 182, folder 16, dated 10-52)

• Author
• Model page created by Hans Amberger. 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