• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1937

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 311709

• • alternative name: Chicago Radio Lab

Click on the schematic thumbnail to request the schematic as a free document.

• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 6A8G 6K7G 6Q7G 6F6G 5W4

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 456 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast, Short Wave(s) and Police.

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 117 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 6 inch = 15.2 cm

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 5S126H Ch= 5516 - Zenith Radio Corp.; Chicago,

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

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 13.7 x 11.4 x 9.4 inch / 348 x 290 x 239 mm

• Notes

• "Cube"; Speaker sends sound upward.

  Same cabinet type as model 5S126.

  Model 5S126H has a maple wood veneer cabinet.

  Other models use the same cabinet 5S126W, 5S126Y, 5A126 Ch.5517A and 7D126, 7D126W and 7D126Y.

  Similar model 4B132 has 4 tubes and 3 knobs.

• Mentioned in
• The Radio Collector's Directory and Price Guide 1921 - 1965

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 10 = 1939 and before (Zenith Index page 332)

• Author
• Model page created by Hans Amberger. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 4491 models, 4096 with images and 3603 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Zenith Radio Corp.; Chicago, IL