• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1946/1947

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 171868

• • alternative name: Chicago Radio Lab

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• Number of Tubes
• 8

• Valves / Tubes
• 6AG5 6SB7Y 6SG7 6SH7 6SH7 6S8GT 25L6GT 25Z6GT

• Main principle
• Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 455/8300 kHz

• Tuned circuits
• 9 AM circuit(s)     11 FM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast (BC) and FM or UHF.

• Power type and voltage
• AC/DC-set / 117 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil)

• Material
• Bakelite case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 8H023W Ch= 8C01 - Zenith Radio Corp.; Chicago,

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

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 13.5 x 7.5 x 7 inch / 343 x 191 x 178 mm

• Notes
• Color: white. Both FM bands. The same model is available in brown - 8H023 Ch= 8C01.

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 4.7 kg / 10 lb 5.6 oz (10.352 lb)

• Source of data
• Collector's Guide to Antique Radios (7th Edition)

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 15 = 1947 and before

• Mentioned in
• Radio Retailing (Radio & Television R.) (March 1947 page 65.)

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• The Radio Collector's Directory and Price Guide 1921 - 1965

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• Machine Age to Jet Age II (page 317.)

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

• Other Models

• Here you find 4602 models, 4231 with images and 3736 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Zenith Radio Corp.; Chicago, IL