General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL CASING & PARTS/ SYNTHETIC PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length

18.0 cm

Width

16.6 cm

Height

9.3 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

Communications CA

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Ottawa

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

DEVELOPED AT CRC, ONE OF THE FIRST OF THE KIND. OTHERS WERE PRODUCED BY PHILIPS OF MONTREAL & A JAPANESE FIRM. THIS TERMINAL WAS FIRSTDEMONSTRATED AT CRC, & LATER WITH THE OTHERS AT THE 1976 OLYMPIC GAMES IN MONTREAL, ON THE CBC BUILDING.

Function

THIS OUTDOOR UNIT (ODU) WAS USED WITH INDOOR UNIT (IDU), A SMALL ANTENNA, & A TV MONITOR TO RECEIVE A DIRECT-TO-HOME BROADCAST MADE FROM THE HERMES SATELLITE. IT TAKES SIGNAL FROM SATELLITE, WHICH IS MICROWAVE SIGNALS, & CONVERTS IT TO LOWER FREQUENCY TO BE FILTERED MORE EFFECTIVELY TO GET A HIGHER PERFORMANCE.

Technical

THIS PART OF THE TV RECEIVER ONLY TERMINAL THAT WAS USED WITH THE HERMES SATELLITE TO DEMONSTRATE THE FEASIBILITY OF DEVELOPING A CONSUMER PRODUCT TO BE USED IN INDIVIDUAL HOMES TO RECEIVE TV DIRECTLY FROM A SATELLITE. THIS WAS 2ND UNIT OF ITS KIND BUILT IN CANADA.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

BLACK LETERING READING 'DEMO 2' & 'E'

Missing

N/A

Finish

PLATED METAL/ MULTICOLOURED SYNTHETIC

Decoration

N/A