Transmitter, radio

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OBJECT TYPE: CW/AM
DATE: 1950–1959
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.1062.001

MANUFACTURER: KW ELECTRONICS LTD.
MODEL: VANGUARD
LOCATION: Dartford, England

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: CASE, PRESSED STEEL/ MOUNTED ON A STEEL CHASSIS/ METAL & SYNTHETIC WORKING PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length: 56.0 cm
Width: 31.0 cm
Height: 28.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: KW ELECTRONICS
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: Dartford

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: ALTHOUGH OBSOLETE IT COULD BE USED IN1992. REALISTICALLY 1950 THROUGH 1965.
Canada: NIL
Function: USED TO SEND RADIO SIGNALS TO AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS. A RADIO RECEIVER AND THIS TRANSMITTER FUNCTIONED AS A HF (HIGH FREQUENCY) EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR RADIO COMMUNICATION LINK. THIS UNIT MAY BE USED FOR CW (MORSE) OR AM (AMPLITUDE MODULATED VOICE) COMMUNICATION.
Technical: AN EXAMPLE OF EARLY COMMERCIAL EQUIPMENT DESIGNED FOR THE AMATEUR MARKET. THIS MARKET IS NOW DOMINATED BY JAPAN WITH NO COMPETITION FROM GREAT BRITAIN OR NORTH AMERICA.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ON FRONT PANEL: 'The K.W. "VANGUARD"'/ 'K.W. ELECTRONICS LTD. WILMINGTON, DARTFORD, KENT'/ MFR'S BADGE: 'K W/ Electronics [LOGO]/ DARTFORD. ENGLAND'/ MARKINGS AROUND DIALS INCLUDE: 'HARMONIC/ TRAP' 'P.A. BAND/ SWITCH' 'RECEIVE/ SEND' 'P.A. TUNE' 'A.E. COUPLING' 'P.A. GRID % MOD.' 'MOD. GAIN' 'V.F.O. TUNE' 'P.A. GRID TUNE' 'DRIVE MAINS PHONE TUNE'/ TUNING DIAL CALIBRATED IN MEGACYCLES & METRES TO COINCIDE WITH BAND SWITCH BELOW
Missing: NIL
Finish: CABINET, GREY HAMMERLIN/ FRONT PANEL, OLIVE GREEN PAINT/ BLACK, RED & WHITE PRINTING
Decoration: N/A

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KW ELECTRONICS LTD., Transmitter, radio, circa 1950–1959, Artifact no. 1987.1062, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.1062.001/

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