• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1936

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 67941

• • alternative name: Chicago Radio Lab

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• Number of Tubes
• 6

• Valves / Tubes
• 6A8 or 6A8G 6K7 or 6K7G 6H6 or 6H6G 6F5 or 6F5G 25A6 or 25A6G 25Z6 or 25Z6G

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

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)

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

• Power type and voltage
• AC/DC-set / Either ballast tube 117, 125, 150, 200, 220, 250 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 6 inch = 15.2 cm

• Power out
• 1.5 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 7D119 Ch= 5707 - Zenith Radio Corp.; Chicago,

• Shape
• Tablemodel, low profile (big size).

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 20 x 11.5 x 9.125 inch / 508 x 292 x 232 mm

• Notes

• The Zenith 7D119 is an AC/DC operated 6 tube BC, Police and SW band receiver. Uses ballast tube to select input mains voltage, with different ballast tubes used to select any of the following voltages: 117, 125, 150, 200, 220, or 250V.

  The chassis and schematic used for this model is also used for models 7-D-126, 7-D-127, 7-D-138, 7-D-151, 7-D-148, 7-D-162 and 7-D-168.

• Price in first year of sale
• 55.00 $

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

• Source of data
• The Radio Collector's Directory and Price Guide 1921 - 1965

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 7 = 1936 and before

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 7 = 1936 and before (Riders Zenith 7-11, 7-18)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• Table Top Radios Vol. 1 Stein 98 (page 168.)

• 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