Radar set

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OBJECT TYPE: AC/220V/MOBILE
DATE: 1944
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1969.0970.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Germany

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: STEEL FRAMES, SUB-CHASSIS & BRACKETS. GLASS & METAL VACUUM TUBES, INCLUDING CRTS & 1 MAGNETRON. METAL SOCKETS. COPPEROXIDE RECTIFIER. METAL & SYNTHETIC CAPACITORS (FIXED & VARIABLE), TRANSFORMERS & CHOKES, KNOBS & MISC. FITTINGS.

Dimensions

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

Length: 43.2 cm
Width: 38.1 cm
Height: 17.8 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: Germany
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS TYPE OF UNIT WAS USED C. 1944- 1947.
Canada: Unknown
Function: USED TO GENERATE RADAR PULSES AND DISPLAY THE RETURNED ECHO PULSES ON A CRT SCREEN.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF GERMAN RADAR TECHNOLOGY IN 1944. MOST TUBES ARE STAMPED "WEHRMACHT", INDICATING THE TUBES & UNIT WERE THE PROPERTY OF THE GERMAN ARMY.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: no panel or calibration markings. components have type designation or location markings.
Missing: RECEIVER, ANTENNAS, CONNECTING CABLES & PTS MISSING.
Finish: SOME PLATED STEEL. MOST COMPONENTS HAVE NATURAL FINISH.
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Radar set, circa 1944, Artifact no. 1969.0970, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1969.0970.001/

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