• Year
  • 1949 ?
  • Category
  • Television Receiver (TV) or Monitor
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 222417
    • alternative name: Chicago Radio Lab

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 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 28
  • Main principle
  • Superhet with RF-stage
  • Wave bands
  • VHF incl. FM and/or UHF (see notes for details)
  • Power type and voltage
  • Alternating Current supply (AC) / 60 cycles, 117 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 10 inch = 25.4 cm
  • Power out
  • 3.5 W (6.5 W max.)
  • Material
  • Wooden case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: 28T960 Ch= 28F20 - Zenith Radio Corp.; Chicago,
  • Shape
  • Console, Lowboy (legs < 50 %).
  • Notes
  • The Zenith 28T960 is a 12" round CRT porthole styled b/w TV with US FCC standard VHF turret tuner channels 2 thru 13. Equipped with split chassis 28F20 and picture tube 12KP4 or 12LP4.

    Chassis no. from Rider's; SAMS does not specify chassis-to-model reference, but only the tube line-up per chassis. The data on this page shows this information.

  • Literature/Schematics (1)
  • Rider's TV2, 2-1
  • Literature/Schematics (2)
  • Beitman TV-3, 1949
  • Literature/Schematics (3)
  • - - Manufacturers Literature (Zenith Service Manual TV3 - 1948 & 49 - 27, 28 & 29 tube Television Receivers Dated Aug 1949)

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