• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1965 ?

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 87453

• • alternative name: Chicago Radio Lab

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• 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) / Ø 6 cm = 2.4 inch

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Royal 59C, 59F, 59W Ch= 8MT52Z8 - Zenith Radio Corp.; Chicago,

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

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 70 x 115 x 35 inch / 1778 x 2921 x 889 mm

• Notes

• The Zenith Royal 59 model came in three case combinations:

  Model	Front	Back
  Royal 59C	White	Brown
  Royal 59F	White	Green
  Royal 59W	Black	White

  The "G" Gift box version (i.e. Royal 59C-G) was available, which included radio, custom carry case, earphone attachment, and batteries in a gift box.

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 0.2 kg / 0 lb 7 oz (0.441 lb)

• Circuit diagram reference
• Beitman Radio Diagrams Vol. 26, 1966

• Mentioned in
• American Shirt-Pocket Radios by Eric Wrobbel Page 22

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Photofact TSM Transistor Radio Series SAMS (TSM 55, June 1965.)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• Zenith Transistor Radios (page 90.)

• Author
• Model page created by Egon Penker. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 4494 models, 4099 with images and 3605 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Zenith Radio Corp.; Chicago, IL