Royal 500E Ch= 8CT40
Zenith Radio Corp.; Chicago, IL
- Country
- United States of America (USA)
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Zenith Radio Corp.; Chicago, IL
- Year
- 1960
- Category
- Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 79141
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- alternative name: Chicago Radio Lab
Before restoration.
PCB is marked "G204-8".
Image with courtesy by Steve Tardi
Zenith Advertise 1960
Picture from 1960 Zenith sales brochure
Click on the schematic thumbnail to request the schematic as a free document.
- Number of Transistors
- 8
- 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 / 4 x 1,5 Volt
- Loudspeaker
- Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil)
- Power out
- 0.1 W (undistorted)
- Material
- Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: Royal 500E Ch= 8CT40 - Zenith Radio Corp.; Chicago,
- Shape
- Very small Portable or Pocket-Set (Handheld) < 8 inch.
- Dimensions (WHD)
- 3.5 x 5.75 x 1.5 inch / 89 x 146 x 38 mm
- Notes
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Has non-breakable nylon case
- Circuit diagram reference
- Beitman Radio Diagrams Vol. 20, 1960
- Literature/Schematics (1)
- Antique Radio Magazine n.61, June-July 2004, page 53 (Ita/Eng). Free at Aldo Andreani's website.
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- Documents regarding this model
- Author
- Model page created by Trev Levick. See "Data change" for further contributors.
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Collections
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