• Year
  • 1934
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 68048
    • alternative name: Chicago Radio Lab

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 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 6
  • Main principle
  • Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 252 kHz
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast and Short Wave (SW).
  • Power type and voltage
  • Alternating Current supply (AC) / 117 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 17 cm = 6.7 inch
  • Material
  • Wooden case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: 808 Ch= 5605/5607 - Zenith Radio Corp.; Chicago,
  • Shape
  • Tablemodel, Tombstone = decorative upright, not cathedral but can have rounded edges.
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 325 x 420 x 230 mm / 12.8 x 16.5 x 9.1 inch
  • Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
  • 8.6 kg / 18 lb 15.1 oz (18.943 lb)
  • External source of data
  • Ernst Erb
  • Circuit diagram reference
  • Rider's Perpetual, Volume 5 = ca. 1934 and before

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