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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