Vintage ZENITH Model H500 WAVEMAGNET TRANS-OCEANIC Portable TUBE RADIO
Vintage ZENITH Model H500 WaveMagnet TRANS-OCEANIC Portable TUBE RADIO. Zenith Trans-Oceanic - The "Royalty Of Radios".
Good Vintage "As Found" Condition. Radio Powers Up & Functions Excellent Unit For Restoration. Chicago, IL YEARS: 19511953 DIMENSIONS[WHD]: 430 x 280 x 200 mm / 16.9 x 11 x 7.9 inch NET WEIGHT: 8 kg/17 lb 9.9 oz [17.621 lb] MAIN PRINCIPLE: Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 455 kHz WAVE BANDS: Broadcast plus more than 2 Short Wave bands VALVES/TUBES: 5: 1U4 1L6 1U4 1S5 or 1U5 3V4 EXTERIOR CONSTRUCTION: Leather/Canvas/Plastic - Over Masonite.
In 1951, ZENITH introduced the H500 model with an additional shortwave band, giving the user an additional band button to select. The H500 was the first model to use the new miniature tubes which had been developed as part of the war effort. The radio has 7 bands selected by pushbuttons to the right of the dial. Standard Broadcast from 540 kc to 1600 kc (555M to 188 M) Weather Band from 4 Mc to 8 Mc (75 M to 38 M) Weather Band from 2 Mc to 4 Mc (150M to 75M) Short Wave from 17.5 Mc to 18.1 Mc (16M) Short wave from 14.9 Mc to 15.5 Mc (19M) Short Wave from 11.6 Mc to 12.0 Mc (25M) Short Wave from 9.4 Mc to 9.8 Mc (31M).
The item "Vintage ZENITH Model H500 WAVEMAGNET TRANS-OCEANIC Portable TUBE RADIO" is in sale since Wednesday, April 25, 2018. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Radio, Phonograph, TV, Phone\Radios\Tube Radios\1950-59". The seller is "thebargaindepo" and is located in Charlotte, North Carolina. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, Sweden, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi arabia, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia.