• Year
  • 1937
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 180357
    • alternative name: Chicago Radio Lab

 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 6
  • Main principle
  • Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast, Short Wave(s) and Police.
  • Power type and voltage
  • Alternating Current supply (AC) / 115 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 6 inch = 15.2 cm
  • Power out
  • 3 W (unknown quality)
  • Material
  • Wooden case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: 6S229Y Ch= 5638 - Zenith Radio Corp.; Chicago,
  • Shape
  • Tablemodel, Tombstone = decorative upright, not cathedral but can have rounded edges.
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 13.8 x 17.6 x 9.5 inch / 351 x 447 x 241 mm
  • Notes
  • This radio is basically the same as the 6S229 but in a Ebony Lacquered case.
  • Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
  • 19 lb 13.2 oz (19.825 lb) / 9.001 kg
  • Price in first year of sale
  • 40.00 $
  • Source of data
  • - - Data from my own collection
  • Circuit diagram reference
  • Rider's Perpetual, Volume 8 = 1937 and before
  • Author
  • Model page created by John Allen. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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