Antenna

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OBJECT TYPE: SLOT/MICROWAVE/11 GHZ
DATE: 1950
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1969.0979.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: UG-40A/U
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: COPPER.

Dimensions

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

Length: 31.0 cm
Width: 7.0 cm
Height: 7.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Saskatchewan
Period: THIS TYPE OF ANTENNA USED C. 1950 TO C.1970.
Canada: THIS ANTENNA MAY HAVE COME FROM PINEHOUSE LAKE, SK., SITE OF CBC STATION CBKJ 94.1 FM (EST. 1977).
Function: TO CONVERT MICROWAVE RADIO FREQUENCIES INTO MAGNETIC AND ELECTRIC WAVES FOR POINT TO POINT COMMUNICATIONS.
Technical: AN EXAMPLE OF A SLOT ANTENNA. PRODUCES A BROAD BEAM AS COMPARED TO THE 5-10 DEGREE BEAM OF A DISH ANTENNA.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: " CBKJ UG-40A/U " incised along one edge of antenna, on base. (feed end)
Missing: NONE.
Finish: NATURAL COPPER FINISH.
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Antenna, circa 1950, Artifact no. 1969.0979, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1969.0979.001/

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