Antenna horn

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OBJECT TYPE: 14 CM/COAX CABLE FEED
DATE: 1942
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1967.1278.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Germany

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General Information

Serial #: PROTOTYPE
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: SHEET STEEL HORN; STEEL BRACKETS. LAMINATED FIBRE HORN COVER. COPPER SHIELD & CENTRE CONDUCTOR COAX CABLE WITH SOFT PLASTIC INSULATION & COVER. COPPER PLATED STEEL COUPLING HARDWARE.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 64.0 cm
Width: 60.0 cm
Height: 153.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Communications
Category: Radar
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Germany
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Europe
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS TYPE OF ANTENNA WOULD HAVE BEEN USED 1942- 1944.
Canada: Unknown
Function: TO CONVERT RADIO FREQUENCY ALTERNATING CURRENT TO MAGNETIC AND ELECTRIC ENERGY FIELDS, AND DIRECT THIS ENERGY IN A BEAM. AS A RECEIVING DEVICE, THE MAGNETIC AND ELECTRIC FIELDS ARE CONVERTED TO RADIO FREQUENCY ALTERNATING CURRENT.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF EARLY HORN ANTENNA DESIGN, PROBABLY EXPERIMENTAL(AS MOST RADAR SYSTEMS USED MULTI-ELEMENT PHASED ARRAYS.) THE USE OF SHEET STEEL MAY INDICATE THIS ANTENNA WAS BUILT DURING A PERIOD WHEN MORE SUITABLE MATERIAL (IE. ALUMINUM) WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: None.
Missing: NONE.
Finish: GREY ENAMEL EXTERIORFINISH. BROWN PLASTIC COAX CABLING.
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Antenna horn, circa 1942, Artifact no. 1967.1278, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1967.1278.001/

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