General Information

Serial #

6

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL

Dimensions

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

Length

19.3 cm

Width

5.0 cm

Height

5.6 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

SED

Country

Canada

State/Province

Saskatchewan

City

Saskatoon

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

CTS/HERMES PROGRAM WAS INITIATED IN 1971 & SATELLITE OPERATED FROM JAN. 17, 1976 TO NOV. 24, 1979.

Canada

FET (FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR) AMPLIFIERS WERE DEVELOPED FOR CTS/HERMES 14/12 GHZ TRANSPONDER BY CRC FROM 1972-1974 & TECHNOLOGY WAS TRANSFERRED TO INDUSTRY. SED DID NOT CONTINUE TO PRODUCE THESE BECAUSE JAPANESE TOOK OVER MARKET/ CTS/HERMES WAS CANADIAN DESIGNED & BUILT SATELLITE WHICH EXPLORED USE OF HIGH POWER TRANSPONDERS AT HIGHER FREQUENCIES TO EXPAND COMMUNICATIONS CAPABILITIES IN NORTHERN AREAS.

Function

Unknown

Technical

CRC USED MICROWAVE INTEGRATED CIRCUIT TECHNOLOGIES & EXPERIMENTAL DEVICES TO DEVELOP FIRST FET AMPLIFIERS FOR SPACEAPPLICATIONS. THEIR USE BECAME COMMONPLACE IN SATELLITES AT BOTH 14/12 & 6/4 GHz AS WELL AS IN GROUND TERMINALS (REF 1). THIS WAS SECOND GENERATION UNIT DEVELOPED BY SED UNDER DOC CONTRACT.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

DECAL READING 'SED SYSTEM INC./ SASKATOON, CANADA/ MODEL LA-12-48 GA AS FET AMPLIFIER/ POWER CONNECTOR (t15 VDC)/ PIN.A-t15 VDC (WHT)/ PIN.D-COMMON (BLK)/ SER NO 006'.

Missing

N/A

Finish

PAINTED WHITE/ PLATED & GOLD COLOURED PARTS.

Decoration

N/A