Transmitter, radio

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OBJECT TYPE: AIRBORNE/TUBE
DATE: 1944
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1986.0730.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: T47A/ART-13
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: 9017
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL CABINET/ SYNTHETIC DIALS/ METAL, GLASS & SYNTHETIC WORKING PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length: 33.0 cm
Width: 60.0 cm
Height: 27.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1950'S TO EARLY 1960'S
Canada: PLAYED A VITAL COMMUNICATION ROLE WHEN RCAF 308 SQN. USED 'SHORAN' TO MAP CANADA'S NORTH.
Function: AIRBORNE RADIO TRANSMITTER
Technical: FIRST POST WWII SET OF ITS KIND. UNIQUE COLLINS RADIO PATENTED 'AUTO-TUNE' MECHANISM. STATE-OF-THE-ART RADIO TRANSMITTER (AIRBORNE) FOR THAT PERIOD.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PLATE: 'ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE/ TRANSMITTER RADIO/ T47A/ART-13/ REFNO 10/ 20864/ MFD SER NO 9017'/ STICKER: 'OVERHAULED RECONDITIONED BY ELEC- TRONIC/ MATERIALS/ INTERNATIONAL LTD/ APR. 1964/ AUTHORITY PM18-379209'/ PLATE ON LID 'CAUTION/ HIGH VOLTAGE INSIDE/ TURN OFF POWER BEFORE/ REMOVING COVER'/ 'MODIFICATION NO./ 1'/ MKG'S AROUND CONTROLS IN PART: 'TEST' 'LOCAL REMOTE' 'EMISSION/ OFF VOICE CW MCW' 'MX.128/ART 13' 'CHANNEL/ L.FREQ. MANUAL' 'P.A. GRID/ BATTERY VOLTAGE P.A. PLATE' 'CALIBRATE TUNE OPERATE' 'ANTENNA LOADING' 'ANTENNA TUNING' 'HIGH FREQUENCY TUNING' 'SIDE TONE' 'MICROPHONE' 'CORRECTOR'. CARD LISTING SETTINGS FOR VARIOUS 'CHANNELS' INSERTED IN HOLDER ON FRONT OF TRANSMITTER (See Supp. Info.)/ PLATE ON FRONT OF TRANSMITTER: "INSTRUCTIONS FOR PRE-SETTING AUTOTUNE/ 1. SET REMOTE-LOCAL SWITCH AT LOCAL EMISSION SWITCH AT VOICE. CHANNEL SWITCH TO THE DESIRED CHANNEL./ 2. AFTER MOTOR STOPS, TURN LOCKING BARS IN KNOBS A.B.C.D. & E. 1/4 TURN COUNTER CLOCKWISE./ 3. TUNE TRANSMITTER AS DESCRIBED IN THE INSTRUC-/ TION MANUAL. TURN KNOBS EITHER DIRECTION AS REQUIRED BUT APPROACH FINAL SETTING CLOCKWISE./ 4. HOLD EACH KNOB ON SETTING AND TIGHTEN LOCK-/ ING BAR FIRMLY."
Missing: N/A
Finish: BLACK PAINTED CRINKLE FINISH/ BLACK KNOBS WITH WHITE PRINTING AROUNDCONTROLS.
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Transmitter, radio, circa 1944, Artifact no. 1986.0730, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1986.0730.001/

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