• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1946

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 118306

• • alternative name: Chicago Radio Lab

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• Number of Tubes
• 8

• Valves / Tubes
• 1LN5 1LC6 1LN5 1LD5 1LE3 1LB4 1LB4 117Z6GT

• Main principle
• Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 455 kHz

• Wave bands
• Broadcast plus more than 2 Short Wave bands.

• Power type and voltage
• Line / Batteries (any type) / 100-220 / 1.5 & 9 & 90 Volt

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

• Material
• Leather / canvas / plastic - over other material

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Trans-Oceanic 8G005YBT Ch= 8C40YBT - Zenith Radio Corp.; Chicago,

• Shape
• Portable set > 8 inch (also usable without mains)

• Notes
• The suffix "BT" denotes that the 110/220 V adapter and switch is on a separate subchassis mounted above the tuning section.
  See also the article here.
  Siehe auch den Artikel hier.
  Si veda anche questo articolo nel forum.

• Source of data
• - - Data from my own collection

• Mentioned in
• Radio Retailing (Radio & Television R.) (July 1946 page 3.)

• Author
• Model page created by Jose Duarte Costa. 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