Meter, frequency
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- OBJECT TYPE
- MILITARY
- DATE
- 1940–1950
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1986.0729.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- BC-221-AH
- LOCATION
- Unknown
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 631:CZR
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL CHASSIS, FRONT PANEL & WORKING PARTS/ SYNTHETIC KNOBS & SOME WORKING PARTS
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 25.0 cm
- Width
- 21.0 cm
- Height
- 18.5 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Energy-electric
- Category
- Measurement
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Unknown
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- MID 1950'S TO MID 1960'S
- Canada
-
Used by the RCAF - Function
-
TO MEASURE THE FREQUENCY OF RADIO WAVES & TO CALIBRATE RADIO RECEIVERSAND TRANSMITTERS. - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- MFR'S PLATE: 'SIGNAL CORPS/ FREQUENCY METER BC-221-AH/ 125 TO 20,000 KILOCYCLES/ 631:CZR 34542 PHILA.43'/ AROUND DIALS: 'ANT GND' 'DIAL UNITS' 'DIAL HUNDREDS' 'CORRECTOR' 'FREQ. BAND/ LOW HIGH' 'PHONES' 'HET. XTAL XTAL/ OSC CHECK ONLY''GAIN' 'POWER/ ON'/ STAMPED ON TOP: 'SG/ 6226/ A'.
- Missing
- CABINET, POWER SUPPLY
- Finish
- BLACK CRINKLE FINISH FRONT PANEL/ BLACK CONTROLS/ WHITE PRINTING/ UNFINISHED METAL CHASSIS
- Decoration
- N/A
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Unknown Manufacturer, Meter, frequency, circa 1940–1950, Artifact no. 1986.0729, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1986.0729.001/
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