Carrier system
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- OBJECT TYPE
- MICROWAVE
- DATE
- Unknown
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1972.0324.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Northern Electric
- MODEL
- TD-2
- LOCATION
- Unknown
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- J68331A-4
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 6
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Unknown
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- N/A
- Width
- 55.9 cm
- Height
- 297.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Communications
- Category
- Telephony
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Northern Electric
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
TD-2 microwave was first installed between Toronto and Buffalo, NY in 1952, with service extending east as far as Quebec City by 1954. Canada built the longest microwave carrier system in the world uisng TD-2 in 1958 (Halifax to Vancouver). - Function
-
Unknown - Technical
-
This unit contains a mix of Western Electric and Northern Electric components. It is posible that the bay was originally of Western Electric manufacture, with Northern Electric components like the microwave generators being installed in the course of maintenance and servicing during its operating life. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- N/A
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- Unknown
- Decoration
- N/A
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Northern Electric, Carrier system, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1972.0324, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1972.0324.001/
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