Test set, radio frequency
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- OBJECT TYPE
- FREQUENCY METER
- DATE
- 1945
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1984.1181.001
- MANUFACTURER
- C.P.R.
- MODEL
- BC221-AK
- LOCATION
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- AAF 44-51805
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- WOOD CASE/ METAL HARDWARE/ CARDSTOCK/ CANVAS COVER/ METAL, GLASS & SYNTHETIC WORKING PARTS/ METAL PANEL/ GLASS METER PLATE COVER
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 27.3 cm
- Width
- 25.5 cm
- Height
- 39.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Communications
- Category
- Service-test equipment
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- CP
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Pennsylvania
- City
- Philadelphia
Context
- Country
- North America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- 1945 TO 1965
- Canada
-
PROBABLY USED IN MAINTENANCE OF RADIO COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT INSTALLED IN ONTARIO HYDRO VEHICLES - Function
-
USED TO CALIBRATE TUNING DIALS OF TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING EQUIPMENT. MEASURES THE ACCURACY OF FIXED FREQUENCY SENDING AND RECEIVING SETS. A CRYSTAL MARKER IS PROVIDED TO PROVIDE A CALIBRATION POINT FOR ACCURACY VERIFICATION OF THE VARIABLE OSCILLATOR - Technical
-
EARLY EXAMPLE OF STABLE, ACCURATE CALIBRATION OSCILLATOR FOR RADIO SYSTEMS SERVICE/ THESE QUALITYINSTRUMENTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE GENERAL SERVICE INSTRUMENT MFRS. IN 1950'S SO HAD TO BE PURCHASED FROM ARMY SURPLUS OUTLETS/ HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY THE FREQUENCY COUNTER - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- TWO IDENTICAL SIGNAL CORPS PLATE AFFIXED TO CASE READ: 'SIGNAL CORPS/FREQUENCY METAL BC-221-AK/125-20,000K.C./ 2168: C.P.R. 1757-PHILA-45-07'/ STAMPED IN ORANGE IN UPPER LEFT OF COMPARTMENT: 'SC5438A'/ STAMPED IN RED ON OUTSIDE CASING TOP: 'SC/5176/A'/ STENCILLED ON COVER: 'SERIAL NO. AAF 44-51805/PROJECT NO./ DESTINATION/ TYPE BOMBER, MDL.B24M/ SERIAL BLOCK 30F0/ BATTERIES/ CALIBRATION/HEADSET'
- Missing
- BATTERIES
- Finish
- CASE: MILITARY KHAKI DULL FINISH ENAMEL/ KHAKI CANVAS COVER/ FRONT PANEL: BLACK WRINKLE ENAMEL WITH WHITE PRINTING/ PLATED THUMB SCREWS
- Decoration
- N/A
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C.P.R., Test set, radio frequency, circa 1945, Artifact no. 1984.1181, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1984.1181.001/
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