Transmitter, radio

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OBJECT TYPE: SW/50 KW/6-22 MC
DATE: 1945
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1985.0611.001

MANUFACTURER: Radio Corp. of America
MODEL: MI-7330-A
LOCATION: Camden, New Jersey, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 523
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 7
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: IRON FRAME & CROSSPIECES; GLASS & METAL (INCLUDING COPPER) COMPONENTS

Dimensions

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

Length: 198.4 cm
Width: 107.1 cm
Height: 125.8 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Communications
Category: Radio
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: RCA
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New Jersey
City: Camden

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: New Brunswick
Period: THIS TRANSMITTER USED C. 1945 +
Canada: TRANSMITTERS FOR CBC'S NEW (1945) INTERNATIONAL SERVICE, WHICH BROADCAST TO EUROPE, THE WEST INDIES, MEXICO, SOUTH AMERICA, NEW ZEALAND & AUSTRALIA. DURING THE LAST YEAR OF WWII CBC BROADCAST EXTENSIVELY TO CDN SERVICEMEN, IN BOTH OFFICIAL LANGUAGES, & TRIED TO INFLUENCE GERMAN OPINION TOWARDS CANADA, THE UN, ETC.
Function: RADIO TRANSMITTER USED BY C.B.C. FOR BROADCASTING.
Technical: UNIQUE ANTENNA SYSTEM & LOCATION IN NB, WHICH PLACED CANADIAN SIGNALS OUTSIDE THE INTERFERENCE AREA OF THE NORTH MAGNETIC POLE, COMBINED TO MAKE CANADIAN SHORT WAVE SIGNALS THE STRONGEST HEARD IN EUROPE FROM NORTH AMERICA IN 1945.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: 'LAPP STEATITE' APPEARS ON ALL 46 GLASS TUBES/.2 BULLETIN BOXES BEAR FOLLOWING INFO: 'BULLETIN 801/ TYPE ASN2-3X/ A.C.-10 AMP. 110, 220, 440, 550 V./ D.C. 2.5 AMP. 115 V; 1.25 AMP, 230 V./ A-B/ QUALITY [LOGO]/ ALLEN- BRADLEY/ CANADA LIMITED/ ONTARIO'/ 4 BULLETIN BOXES BEAR FOLLOWING INFO.: 'ALLEN-BRADLEY BULLETIN-801/ TYPE ASN2-3X/ LIMIT SWITCH/ MAX. VOLTS-600 A.C. & D.C./ A-B/ QUALITY [LOGO]/ ALLEN-BRADLEY CO./ MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN/ MADE IN U.S.A.'/ 2 BOXES MARKED ONLY 'TOP END'/.2: ALL DIALS, SWITCHES, ETC. LABELLED/MARKINGS CONTINUED IN SUPP. INFO.
Missing: MANY UNIDENTIFIED MISSING PARTS.
Finish: PAINTED BLACK
Decoration: N/A

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Radio Corp. of America, Transmitter, radio, circa 1945, Artifact no. 1985.0611, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1985.0611.001/

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