Transmitter, radio
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- OBJECT TYPE
- L.F. RADIO RANGE BEACON/400 WATT
- DATE
- 1938
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1981.1685.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Canadian Marconi Co.
- MODEL
- 84520 C
- LOCATION
- Montréal, Québec, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 244
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL CASING, FRAME, DIALS, WORKING PARTS/ BAKELITE KNOBS & METER CASINGS/ PLASTIC SWITCHES & LIGHT COVERS/ GLASS WINDOWS/ CARDBOARD CHARTS
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 79.5 cm
- Width
- 87.0 cm
- Height
- 183.3 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Communications
- Category
- Radio
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Marconi
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Québec
- City
- Montréal
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- British Columbia
- Period
- 1938-1981
- Canada
-
THIS WAS THE LAST OPERATING LANDING BEACON OF THE TYPE WITH ALL VACUUM TUBE CIRCUITRY, IN CANADA (T. PAULL, MARCH 1983) - Function
-
USED TO TRANSMIT RADIO SIGNAL FORMING BEACON FOR AIRCRAFT - Technical
-
THE CASTLEGAR LOW FREQUENCY RADIO RANGE (OR CRESCENT VALLEY RANGE) WAS COMMISSIONED IN 1938 & WAS PART OF A NETWORK OF BEACONS ACROSS CANADA. IT PROVIDEDNAVIGATIONAL AID & WEATHER BROADCAST SERVICE ON A 24-HOUR-A-DAY BASIS TO COMMERCIAL & MILITARY AIRCRAFT (SUPP.INFO.) - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- SILVER & BLACK METAL CONTROL LABELS & MFR'S PLATE WHICH READS '400 WATT AIRWAYS BEACON TRANSMITTER, MFD. FOR THE DEPT. OF TRANSPORT, CANADA, BY CANADIAN MARCONI CO.'/ RELAY UNIT PLATE READS 'GENERAL ELECTRIC, INSTANTANEOUS OVERCURRENT RELAY, MODEL 12PAC11B19, TYPE PAC, AMP. 1.5 PART BULLETIN GEF 2337 EY, MADE IN USA'/.2 YELLOW STICKER READING 'DANGER HIGH VOLTAGE'/ GREEN T.C. MODIFICATION RECORD STICKER/ BLACK & WHITE T.C. LABELS READING:.1 'NO. 1 CARRIER/ 84520' & 'TX1C';.2 'NO. 2 CARRIER, 84520' & 'TX2C'/ HAS HOLDERS CONTAINING RANGE DATA CHARTS WITH PENCILLED ENTRIES FOR.1 'SEPT. 24/75, JUNE 23/75, JULY 21/75' &.2 'JUNE 19/75'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- BLACK WRINKLE FINISH ON CASING/ BLACK BAKELITE/ BROWN & BLACK SWITCHES/ RED & GREEN LIGHTS/ BUFF CARDBOARD/ BLACK & SILVER DIALS
- Decoration
- N/A
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Canadian Marconi Co., Transmitter, radio, circa 1938, Artifact no. 1981.1685, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1981.1685.001/
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