General Information

Serial #

104

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL WITH SYNTHETIC PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length

250.0 cm

Width

250.0 cm

Height

280.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Space Technology

Category

Communications

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

RCA

Country

Canada

State/Province

Québec

City

Montréal

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

1976

Canada

CANADIAN DEVELOPED & BUILT TECHNOLOGY USED WITH CANADA'S FIRST EXPERIMENTAL HIGH-POWER SATELLITE (CTS/HERMES).

Function

SATELLITE EARTH TERMINAL USED TO RECEIVE TELEPHONY AND TELEVISION SIGNAL FROM CTS/HERMES SATELLITE AND TO TRANSMIT VOICE (TELEPHONY).

Technical

TELEPHONY & TELEVISION SATELLITE EARTH TERMINAL OF TYPE USED ACROSS COUNTRY FOR CTS/HERMES TRIALS, LARGER THAN EARLIER VERSION 870497 BECAUSE IT WAS CAPABLE OF OPERATING OFF HERMES' 20 WATT BACKUP TRAVELLING WAVE TUBE IF PRIMARY HIGH POWER TWT ON SATELLITE FAILED.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

SILVER DECALS WITH RED & BLACK LETTERING READING '84 in. VI-RUET' & SERIAL NO. 104/ RCA RCA LIMITED/ MONTREAL CANADA'/ BLACK LETTERING & MARKINGS ON SCALES READING 'AZIMUTH (DEG)' & 'ELEVATION ANGLE WITH RESPECT TO HORIZON"/ BLACK & YELLOW APPLIQUE NUMBERS ON VARIOUS PARTS.

Missing

N/A

Finish

DISHPAINTED WHITE/ BASE & FRAME PAINTED BLACK & MEDIUM GREEN ENAMEL/ MULTI-COLOURED SYNTHETIC/ BRUSHED METAL AZIMUTH DEGREE & ELEVATION ANGLE SCALES.

Decoration

N/A