Z-Nith Altaceiver CW-3

Zenith Radio Corp.; Chicago, IL

  • Year
  • 1921
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 158740
    • alternative name: Chicago Radio Lab

 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 4
  • Valves / Tubes
  • Main principle
  • TRF with regeneration
  • Wave bands
  • Wave Bands given in the notes.
  • Power type and voltage
  • Storage and/or dry batteries
  • Loudspeaker
  • - This model requires external speaker(s).
  • Material
  • Wooden case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: Z-Nith Altaceiver CW-3 - Zenith Radio Corp.; Chicago,
  • Shape
  • Tablemodel, Box - most often with Lid (NOT slant panel).
  • Notes
  • Companion to Multiceiver MC-3. Longwave only. Tunes 2500 - 20000 metres. CW receiver (damped and undamped). The illustration legend in Cones, p.46 has mixed up Altaceiver and Multiceiver. Only the Multiceiver has panel meters. See Cones p.30. Picture in "Z-Nith" catalog "Long Distance Radio Apparatus", Bulletin F-21, page 20.
  • Price in first year of sale
  • 254.00 $

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