• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1941

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 74173

• • alternative name: Chicago Radio Lab

• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast and Short Wave (SW).

• Power type and voltage
• Storage Battery for all (e.g. for car radios and amateur radios) / =6 Volt

• Material
• Bakelite case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 5B523 5-B-523 Ch=5A05 - Zenith Radio Corp.; Chicago,

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

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 12.5 x 7.5 x 6.5 inch / 318 x 191 x 165 mm

• Notes
• Farm Radio; listed only in Lit.;

• Price in first year of sale
• 30.00 $

• Source of data
• Zenith Radio The Glory Years 1936-1945

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

• Other Models

• Here you find 4491 models, 4096 with images and 3595 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Zenith Radio Corp.; Chicago, IL