715 Ch= 2053
Zenith Radio Corp.; Chicago, IL
- Country
- United States of America (USA)
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Zenith Radio Corp.; Chicago, IL
- Year
- 1933
- Category
- Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 19009
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- alternative name: Chicago Radio Lab
Beitman
715
715 back-view
Copy gen. von John Goller Radio Attic
715 top-view
By courtesy of William Kendrick, USA
Click on the schematic thumbnail to request the schematic as a free document.
- Number of Tubes
- 8
- Main principle
- Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 175 kHz
- Wave bands
- Broadcast only (MW).
- Power type and voltage
- Alternating Current supply (AC) / 117 Volt
- Loudspeaker
- Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 8 inch = 20.3 cm
- Material
- Wooden case
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: 715 Ch= 2053 - Zenith Radio Corp.; Chicago,
- Shape
- Tablemodel, Tombstone = decorative upright, not cathedral but can have rounded edges.
- Dimensions (WHD)
- 16 x 19.5 x 9.5 inch / 406 x 495 x 241 mm
- External source of data
- E. Erb 3-907007-36-0
- Circuit diagram reference
- Rider's Perpetual, Volume 4 = ca. 1934 and before
- Mentioned in
- Table Top Radios Vol. 1 Stein 98 (page 174.)
- Literature/Schematics (1)
- Machine Age to Jet Age II (page 325.)
- Literature/Schematics (2)
- Cathedral & Tombstone Radios (page 285.)
- Other Models
-
Here you find 4494 models, 4099 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 715 is part of the collections of the following members.
Forum contributions about this model: Zenith Radio Corp.;: 715 Ch= 2053
Threads: 1 | Posts: 1
My letter friend Anthony Jacobi (author of The Ballast Tube Handbook) did amazing restoration jobs to some Zenith Radios. One was a 715, where even the curved top was missing.
how to produce the curved top:
the result:
pretty indeed, isn't it?
Konrad Birkner † 12.08.2014, 13.Mar.13