Royal 500D Ch= 8AT40Z2
Zenith Radio Corp.; Chicago, IL
- Country
- United States of America (USA)
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Zenith Radio Corp.; Chicago, IL
- Year
- 1958/1959
- Category
- Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 355757
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- alternative name: Chicago Radio Lab
- Number of Transistors
- 8
- Semiconductors
- 121-63 or. 2N544 or. 121-78 121-62 or. 2N411 121-65 or. 2N409 121-73 121-74 121-64 or. 2N407 121-61 or. 2N407 121-61 or. 2N407
- Main principle
- Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 455 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)
- Tuned circuits
- 6 AM circuit(s)
- Wave bands
- Broadcast only (MW).
- Power type and voltage
- Dry Batteries / AA: 4 x 1.5 Volt
- Loudspeaker
- Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 2.75 inch = 7 cm
- Power out
- 0.1 W (unknown quality)
- Material
- Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: Royal 500D Ch= 8AT40Z2 - Zenith Radio Corp.; Chicago,
- Shape
- Very small Portable or Pocket-Set (Handheld) < 8 inch.
- Dimensions (WHD)
- 3.5 x 5.75 x 1.5 inch / 89 x 146 x 38 mm
- Notes
-
See Zenith Royal 500RD for the 500D family details.
Note that all color cabinet photos of this model, Royal 500D 8AT40Z2, should be uploaded here.
- Mentioned in
- Zenith Transistor Radios (pages 23-24.)
- Literature/Schematics (1)
- -- Original-techn. papers. (Antique Radio Magazine n.61, June-July 2004, page 53 (Ita/Eng). Free at Aldo Andreani's website.)
- Literature/Schematics (2)
- -- Original-techn. papers. (Zenith Royal 500 Transistor Radios "Owl Eyes" booklet, Eldon A. Horton, pages 1-20.)
- Literature/Schematics (3)
- Transistor Radios 1954-68 (page 65, 500D (black cabinet).)
- Author
- Model page created by Jerry Elarton. See "Data change" for further contributors.
- Other Models
-
Here you find 4492 models, 4097 with images and 3605 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
All listed radios etc. from Zenith Radio Corp.; Chicago, IL
Collections
The model Royal 500D is part of the collections of the following members.