• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1964

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 74017

• • alternative name: Chicago Radio Lab

• Number of Transistors
• 8

• Semiconductors

• Main principle
• Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 455 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• Dry Batteries / AA: 4 x 1.5 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil)

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Royal 500E-1 Pocket Radio Ch= 8KT40Z2 - Zenith Radio Corp.; Chicago,

• Shape
• Very small Portable or Pocket-Set (Handheld) < 8 inch.

• Notes

• Cabinet is identical to 500E, but different chassis.

• Price in first year of sale
• 40.00 $

• Mentioned in
• Zenith Transistor Radios

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Antique Radio Magazine n.61, June-July 2004, page 53 (Ita/Eng). Free at Aldo Andreani's website.

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• Photofact TSM Transistor Radio Series SAMS (TSM-36, March 1964)

Radio a transistor tascabili americane: Zenith Royal 500 “Owl Eyes” (Per cortesia di L.Salvatore/ARM)

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• Documents regarding this model

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

• Other Models

• 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