Royal 16 Billfold R16Y3
Zenith Radio Corp.; Chicago, IL
- Country
- United States of America (USA)
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Zenith Radio Corp.; Chicago, IL
- Year
- 1970 ??
- Category
- Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 353404
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- alternative name: Chicago Radio Lab
- Number of Transistors
- 8
- Semiconductors
- Main principle
- Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz; 3 AF stage(s)
- Tuned circuits
- 5 AM circuit(s)
- Wave bands
- Broadcast only (MW).
- Power type and voltage
- Dry Batteries / AA: 2 x 1.5 Volt
- Loudspeaker
- Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil)
- Power out
- 0.2 W (unknown quality)
- Material
- Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: Royal 16 Billfold R16Y3 - Zenith Radio Corp.; Chicago,
- Shape
- Very small Portable or Pocket-Set (Handheld) < 8 inch.
- Dimensions (WHD)
- 3.4 x 5.4 x 1.4 inch / 86 x 137 x 36 mm
- Notes
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Zenith R16Y3 Transistor Radio.
- Billfold design: open the billfold to turn on/off/volume & tune; leave billfold open to play, or close billfold and radio will be heard through the perforated cover.
- Billfold cover badges are different between earlier and later models.
- Cases came in ebony (Y), dark brown (J), beige (L), and yellow (P).
- Speaker grills were plain or had flower patterns.
- Some later models used TO-92 plastic/epoxy transistors.
- 75 hours of playing time with fresh batteries.
- Earlier models were made in Japan, later models in Korea.
Made in Korea
- Literature/Schematics (1)
- Collector's Guide To TrR1 Bunis trans.94 (pages 240-241 (R-16 photo).)
- Author
- Model page created by Jerry Elarton. See "Data change" for further contributors.
- Other Models
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Here you find 4491 models, 4096 with images and 3603 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
All listed radios etc. from Zenith Radio Corp.; Chicago, IL