Receiver, satellite ground station

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OBJECT TYPE
APT/SATELLITE GROUND STATION/VIDEO
DATE
1970
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1986.0025.001
MANUFACTURER
CAE Electronics Ltd.
MODEL
Unknown
LOCATION
Montréal, Québec, Canada

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General Information

Serial #
N/A
Part Number
1
Total Parts
1
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
METAL CASING & PARTS/ SYNTHETIC METER & DIAL CASINGS, BUTTONS, LIGHTS & KNOBS

Dimensions

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

Length
67.8 cm
Width
53.0 cm
Height
182.5 cm
Thickness
N/A
Weight
N/A
Diameter
N/A
Volume
N/A

Lexicon

Group
Meteorology
Category
Long range forecasting equipment
Sub-Category
N/A

Manufacturer

AKA
CAE
Country
Canada
State/Province
Québec
City
Montréal

Context

Country
Canada
State/Province
British Columbia
Period
1972+
Canada
USE WITH AMERICAN ESSA SATELLITES, WHICH PROVIDED METEOROLOGICAL DATA TO GROUND SATELLITE RECEIVING STATIONS OF CANADIAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE ACROSS CANADA
Function
RECEIVES SATELLITE SIGNALS (WEATHER DATA) FROM ANTENNA & SENDS POSITIONING SIGNALS TO ANTENNA POSITIONING MOTORS OF APT (AUTOMATIC PICTURE TRANSMISSION) GROUND RECEIVING STATIONS
Technical
PART OF APT SYSTEM, WHEREBY SATELLITE PICTURES PROVIDED BY VIDICON CAMERA SYSTEM COULD BE TRANSMITTED TO SIMPLE GROUND READ-OUT STATIONS ANYWHERE ON THE GLOBE
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
red, silver & grey "SA" Scientific Atlanta applique logo positioner control unit & receiver/ black lettering for control functions/ black, white & green "CAE" logo & black printed "COMMAND CONTROL UNIT"/ black lettering reading 'TRACKING CONTROL UNIT/SERIES 3770' 'POSITIONER CONTROL UNIT/SERIES 3650' 'MODEL 429', `FM DEMODULATOR', 'IF FILTER', 'MODEL 410A RECEIVER SCIENTIFIC-ATLANTA, INC., ATLANTA, GEORGIA, U.S.A.'
Missing
ANTENNA POSITION INDICATOR
Finish
BLUE-GREY ENAMEL PAINTED CASING/ LIGHT GREY ENAMEL PAINTED FRONT PANELS OF UNITS/ BLACK DIAL CASINGS, KNOBS/ ORANGE, RED & COLOURLESS SYNTHETIC PARTS/ BLACK SYNTHETIC & BRUSHED METAL KNOBS/ PLATED & BRUSHED METAL HANDLES
Decoration
N/A

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CAE Electronics Ltd., Receiver, satellite ground station, circa 1970, Artifact no. 1986.0025, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1986.0025.001/

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