Moving the farm radio discussion.

[jr_tech]

Originally Posted by dieseljeep

I possibly have the last farm/ country home radio that Zenith made!
Four tubes, 1A7GT, 1N5GT, 1H5GT and a 1A5GT.

Could you post the model number?
I have a bakelite 4k515 which is pretty late (1941) with nearly the same tube complement except for the audio output, which is a 1C5G.

jr

[dieseljeep]

Originally Posted by jr_tech

Could you post the model number?
I have a bakelite 4k515 which is pretty late (1941) with nearly the same tube complement except for the audio output, which is a 1C5G.

jr

It's either a 4K016 or a 4K035, has a wood cabinet. The output tube is a 1C5GT. I misquoted in the prior entry.

[jr_tech]

Originally Posted by dieseljeep

It's either a 4K016 or a 4K035, has a wood cabinet. The output tube is a 1C5GT. I misquoted in the prior entry.

The wood version (4k035) dates to 1946... anyone have a newer farm radio?

https://www.radiomuseum.org/r/zenith_4k035_ch4c53.html

jr

[dieseljeep]

Originally Posted by jr_tech

The wood version (4k035) dates to 1946... anyone have a newer farm radio?

https://www.radiomuseum.org/r/zenith_4k035_ch4c53.html

jr

Looking though Beitman's 1949 shows two models, a Crosley 9-101 and an RCA SF43. 1950 shows a Truetone D2004. Possibly a few were built later!

I'm sure that, if it wasn't for WWII, the rural areas would have been electrified a lot earlier.

[dieseljeep]

Originally Posted by jr_tech

Could you post the model number?
I have a bakelite 4k515 which is pretty late (1941) with nearly the same tube complement except for the audio output, which is a 1C5G.

jr

I looked up the difference between a 1C5G and the 1A5. The 1A5 has a 25K load resistance and puts out .115watts and the 1C5 has a load resistance of 8K and puts out .24watts. Twice the power!