• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1946

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 68086

• • alternative name: Chicago Radio Lab

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• Number of Tubes
• 8

• Valves / Tubes
• 6AG5 6SB7Y 6SG7 6SH7 6SH7 6S8GT 6K6GT 5Y3GT

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

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

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

• Loudspeaker
• Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 10 inch = 25.4 cm

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 8H061 Ch= 8C20 - Zenith Radio Corp.; Chicago,

• Shape
• Console with Push Buttons.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 31 x 36 x 14 inch / 787 x 914 x 356 mm

• Notes

• Rotor Wavemagnet and built-in FM antenna. Cabinet: Walnut. Also available in Lime-Walnut finish model 8H061G.

• 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 15 = 1947 and before

• Mentioned in
• Collector's Guide to Antique Radios 4. Edition

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Photofact Folder, Howard W. SAMS (Dat 6-46, set 1, folder 431-33)

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• -- Original prospect or advert (The Zenith Folder unknown date.)

• Other Models

• Here you find 4491 models, 4096 with images and 3601 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Zenith Radio Corp.; Chicago, IL