Vacuum tube
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- OBJECT TYPE
- OSCILLATOR/AMPLIFIER/DOORKNOB/UHF
- DATE
- 1937–1950
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1986.0554.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Western Electric
- MODEL
- 316A
- LOCATION
- United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- A26033T
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- GLASS/ METAL
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 6.8 cm
- Width
- 5.8 cm
- Height
- N/A
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Vacuum Tubes
- Category
- Radar
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Western Electric
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Worldwide
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- 1940s
- Canada
-
USED IN CANADA - Function
-
USED TO OSCILLATE & AMPLIFY UHF RADIO SIGNALS IN A RADAR TRANSMITTER - Technical
-
BECAME THE BEST KNOWN OF THE 'DOORKNOB' FAMILY IN UHF OSCILLATOR & AMPLIFIER APPLICATIONS/ BELIEVED TO BE USED IN THE MKI RADARS INSTALLED ON THE USS WICHITA IN JULY 1941 - MKI WAS THE FIRST FIRE-CONTROL RADAR IN THE US NAVY - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- ON GLASS: 'WESTERN ELECTRIC/ MADE IN USA/ 316A'/ PAINTED INSIDE: 'A26033T'/ TAPE ON BOX READS IN PART: 'Western Electric/ 316A/ VACUUM TUBE/ MADE IN U.S.A.'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- UNCOLOURED GLASS/ RED PRINTING
- Decoration
- N/A
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