Wave guide

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OBJECT TYPE: CURVED OR FORMED/FLEXIBLE/RECTANGULAR
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1982.0385.004

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 4
Total Parts: 8
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL, POSSIBLY COPPER

Dimensions

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

Length: 6.0 cm
Width: 6.8 cm
Height: 5.0 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: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: A HOLLOW METAL PIPE PRECISELY DIMENSIONED TO ENABLE IT TO CARRY RADIO-FREQUENCY ENERGY THROUGH ITS INTERIOR FROM ONE POINT TO ANOTHER.
Technical: A WAVEGUIDE IS A LENGTH OF PREFABRICATED METALLIC TUBING, USUALLY RECTANGULAR IN CROSS SECTION, BUT SOMETIMES ROUND OR ELLIPTICAL, & EITHER STRAIGHT OR FORMED, & RIGID OR FLEXIBLE. IT IS USED TO CARRY HIGH & ULTRA-HIGH FREQUENCIES (1700 MHz). THE WAVEGUIDE SERVES AS AP IPE DOWN WHICH THE ENERGY FLOWS, CARRIED BY A RADIO WAVE WHICH IS REFLECTED FROM THE GUIDE SURFACES SO THE RESULT IS A GUIDED TRANSMISSION ALONG THE TUBE. (VAN NOSTRAND: P.179; SMITH: P.460).
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: NO MARKINGS
Missing: N/A
Finish: RED ENAMEL PAINT
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Wave guide, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1982.0385, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1982.0385.004/

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