Test set, radar research

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OBJECT TYPE: RESONANCE CHAMBER
DATE: 1945
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1969.0588.001

MANUFACTURER: OAJ
MODEL: CYT-I4AAL
LOCATION: United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 3090
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: ALUMINUM/ SYNTHETIC/ WOOD

Dimensions

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

Length: 30.0 cm
Width: 23.5 cm
Height: 15.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: OAJ
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1945-1955
Canada: CANADIAN RADAR RESEARCH
Function: MAY BE USED TO FIND THE APPROXIMATE FREQUENCY OF A UHF OR LOW MICROWAVE SIGNAL/ IT MAY ALSO BE USED AS A BAND PASS FILTER, A BAND REJECTION FILTER, ETC./ IT WAS PROBABLY USED ON A RESEARCH BENCH TO EXAMINE THE PERFORMANCE OF EXPERIMENTAL RADAR
Technical: A SAMPLE OF A RESONANT CAVITY. THESE DEVICES ARE NOW USED IN MOST VHF/UHF RADIO AND TELEVISION TRANSMITTERS TO ISOLATE INDIVIDUAL TRANSMITTERS, SO THAT A COMMON ANTENNA MAY BE USED
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFG. PLATE: 'OAJ/ RESONANCE CHAMBER/ TYPE CYT-14AAL/ NXS 3932/ 3090'/ DECAL ON TOP:'WARNING/ DO NOT LOOSEN THESE SCREWS/ SEE INSTRUCTION BOOK FOR THIS ADJUSTMENT'
Missing: ADJUSTABLE PROBE
Finish: FLAT BLACK ENAMEL WITH GRAY BEARING INSULATOR AND GRAY PROBE CLAMP
Decoration: N/A

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OAJ, Test set, radar research, circa 1945, Artifact no. 1969.0588, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1969.0588.001/

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