Power supply, amplifier
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- OBJECT TYPE
- TRAVELLING WAVE TUBE/HIGH POWER SATELLITE
- DATE
- 1978
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1989.0048.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Hughes Aircraft Co., Electron Dynamics Div.
- MODEL
- ANIK B/ 9225H04R-002
- LOCATION
- United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 17903
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL CASING & PARTS/ SYNTHETIC PARTS.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 61.0 cm
- Width
- 48.3 cm
- Height
- 31.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Space Technology
- Category
- Communications
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Hughes Aircraft
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- ANIK B SATELLITE WAS LAUNCHED DEC. 15, 1978.
- Canada
-
PRODUCED BY HUGHES AIRCRAFT CO. OF U.S. & WAS PART OF EARTH STATION FOR CANADIAN COMMERCIAL COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE ANIK B. - Function
-
POWER SUPPLY FOR TRAVELLING WAVE TUBE AMPLIFIER 890047, BOTH PART OF TRANSMIT MODULE OF ANIK B SATELLITE EARTH STATION, SERVING AS POWER AMPLIFIER FOR 14/12 GHz (KU BAND) FREQUENCY TRANSMISSIONS. - Technical
-
ANIKB WAS DUAL BAND SATELLITE, FIRST IN WORLD TO OPERATE IN BOTH 6/4 GHz (C BAND) & 14/12 GHz (KU BAND)/ TWT'S MADE POSSIBLE DEVELOPMENT AT CRC OF PROTOTYPE SATELLITE NEWS GATHERING TERMINAL (SNG) & WAS USED FOR FIRST DBS (DIRECT BROADCAST SATELLITE)/ TWT'S ARE NOW INDUSTRY WIDE STANDARD (REF 3). - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- PLATE ON BACK READING 'HUGHES/ HUGHES AIRCRAFT COMPANY/ ELECTRON DYNAMICS DIVISION U.S./ ELECTRONIC POWER CONDITIONER/ MODEL 9225H04R-002 SER # 17903/ INPUT POWER 120 VAC VOLTS 50/60 CYC. 20 AMP.'/ INCISED WHITE LETTERING ON CASING FRONT READING 'HPA SERIES 9200H POWER SUPPLY'/ RED IMPRESSION PRINTED LABEL READING '17903'/ INCISED WHITE LETTERING & RED LABELS FOR CONTROL FUNCTIONS.
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- BLUE ENAMEL PAINTED CASING FRONT/ BLACK ENAMEL PAINTED PARTS/ BLACK & WHITE SYNTHETIC/ UNFINISHED & BRUSHED CASING BACK & SIDES.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Hughes Aircraft Co., Electron Dynamics Div., Power supply, amplifier, circa 1978, Artifact no. 1989.0048, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1989.0048.001/
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