Converter, radio receiver

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OBJECT TYPE: AMATEUR RADIO (HF)
DATE: 1950–1959
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.1064.001

MANUFACTURER: KW ELECTRONICS LTD.
MODEL: Unknown
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: SHEET METAL CASE, SHEET METALCHASSIS, 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: 28.5 cm
Width: 25.5 cm
Height: 24.5 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: Worldwide
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1950 TO 1970
Canada: Unknown
Function: USED TO TUNE AMATEUR RADIO FREQUENCIES & CONVERT THE INCOMING SIGNAL TO A COMMON INTERMEDIATE FREQUENCY OF 1600 KHZ. THE 1600 KHZ FRQUENCY WOULD BE CONNECTED TO A STANDARD BROADCAST RECEIVER, OR FOLLOWING WWII, A SURPLUS MILI- TARY RECEIVER THAT WOULD NOT TUNE THE AMATEUR BANDS. THE COMBINATION OF CONVERTER AND RADIO PRODUCED A HIGH QUALITY, ECONOMICAL AMATEUR RADIO.
Technical: THE TECHNIQUE OF DOUBLE CONVERSTION USED BY ALL HIGH QUALITY RCVRS TODAY IS NOTHING MORE THAN INCLUDING THE CONVERTER AS AN INTEGRALPART OF THE RCVR. THAT IS, THE CONVERTER DEVELOPS A HIGH FREQUENCY INTERMEDIATEFREQUENCY THUS MINIMIZING IMAGE PROBLEMS THEN THE RCVR TAKES OVER USING ITS 455 KHZ I.F. TO PROVIDE SELECTIVITY & GAIN.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: CO. BADGE: 'K W/ Electronics [LOGO]/ DARTFORD ENGLAND'/ 'AMATEUR BANDS MC' LISTED ON DIAL ASSEMBLY AS WELL AS CALIBRATED/ 'FREQUENCY/ MEGA CYCLES'/ DYNATAPE: '80/ 10 40/ 11 20/ 15' AROUND FRONT KNOB
Missing: N/A
Finish: CASE, GRAY HAMMERLIN ENAMEL/ CHASSIS, NATURAL FINISH/ FRONT PANEL, OLIVE GREEN ENAMEL/ BLACK & RED PRINTNG ON DIAL ASSEMBLY
Decoration: COMPANY LOGO ON BADGE ON FRONT

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KW ELECTRONICS LTD., Converter, radio receiver, circa 1950–1959, Artifact no. 1987.1064, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.1064.001/

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