Generator, noise
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- OBJECT TYPE
- VHF/10-600 MHZ
- DATE
- 1970–1979
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1989.0029.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Hewlett Packard Co.
- MODEL
- 343A
- LOCATION
- United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 50-02557
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL CASING, PARTS/ SYNTHETICCORD COVER.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 11.4 cm
- Width
- 6.5 cm
- Height
- 6.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Communications
- Category
- Service-test equipment
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Hewlett Packard
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- CTS/HERMES PROGRAM WAS INITIATED IN 1971 & SATELLITE OPERATED FROM JAN. 17, 1976 TO NOV. 24, 1979
- Canada
-
USED IN DEVELOPMENT OF CTS/HERMES SATELLITE, INNOVATIVE CANADIAN DESIGNED & BUILT SPACECRAFT WHICH EXPLORED USE OF HIGH POWER TRANSPONDERS AT HIGHER FREQUENCIES TO EXPAND COMMUNICATIONS IN REMOTE AREAS OF CANADA. - Function
-
NOISE SOURCE WHICH PROVIDES NOISE SPECTRUM TO NOISE FIGURE METER (890028) IN ORDER TO MEASURE & DISPLAY NOISE FIGURE OF RECEIVER OR AMPLIFIER (NOISE FIGURE IS MEASURE OF DETERIORATION OF SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO CAUSED BY AMPLIFYING DEVICE. - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- PLATE READING 'V.H.F. NOISE SOURCE/ MODEL 343A/ SER. 050-02557/ HEWLETT PACKARD/ MADE IN U.S.A.'/ WHITE LETTERING ON SIDES READING 'FREQUENCY 10-600 MC/ IMPEDANCE 50 OHMS/ CURRENT 3.31 MA' & 'OUTPUT/ (T/To-1)=5.2 DB'/ DECAL READING 'C.R.C./ INSTRUMENT SERVICES/ LEVEL 1 TRACEABLE TO NRC/ CALIBRATED 24-11-78 RECAL 11-79'/ RAISED 'CANNON' & INCISED 'VK-5-220 5/16' ON PLUG/ WHITE HANDWRITTEN TAG READING 'ASSET #/ 03911/02'.
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- DARK GREY PEBBLED CASING FINISH/ PLATED & METALLIC PARTS/LIGHT GREY SYNTHETIC.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Hewlett Packard Co., Generator, noise, between 1970–1979, Artifact no. 1989.0029, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1989.0029.001/
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