• Year
  • 1936
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 67510
    • alternative name: Chicago Radio Lab

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 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 4
  • Main principle
  • Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 456 kHz
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast (MW), Police, sometimes also early TV (75-200m).
  • Power type and voltage
  • Alternating Current supply (AC) / 115 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil)
  • Material
  • Wooden case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: 4P26 Ch=5401 - Zenith Radio Corp.; Chicago,
  • Shape
  • Tablemodel, Tombstone = decorative upright, not cathedral but can have rounded edges.
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 11.9 x 14 x 7.4 inch / 302 x 356 x 188 mm
  • Notes
  • Model 4-P-26 Ch.5401 is similar to model 4-P-26-E, 4-T-26 Ch.5401,4-T-26 Ch.5403 early and 4-T-26 Ch.5403 late.

    Differences in the chassis versions are in the dial area, the colour of the dial plate and the wavebands.

  • External source of data
  • Ernst Erb
  • Circuit diagram reference
  • Rider's Perpetual, Volume 6 = 1935 and before

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