• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1953 ?

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 73563

• • alternative name: Chicago Radio Lab

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• Number of Tubes
• 4

• Valves / Tubes
• 1L6 1U4 1U5 3V4

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz

• Wave bands
• Broadcast and Short Wave (SW).

• Power type and voltage
• Line / Batteries (any type) / AC/DC 117=110-120 / 9 & 90 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 4 inch = 10.2 cm

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: L406R Ch=4L42 - Zenith Radio Corp.; Chicago,

• Shape
• Portable set > 8 inch (also usable without mains)

• Notes

• Zenith model L406R is a three power portable two band superheterodyne receiver.
   

• Source of data
• Collector's Guide to Antique Radios 4. Edition

• Mentioned in
• Photofact Folder, Howard W. SAMS (Set 220, folder 13, datet 11-53)

• 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