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OBJECT TYPE: SATELLITE/TELIDON
DATE: 1980–1983
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1989.0051.001

MANUFACTURER: Norpak
MODEL: ANIK B/MK.3
LOCATION: Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 2439
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: 48.6 cm
Width: 31.0 cm
Height: 11.2 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: Norpak
Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: DECODER USED WITH ANIK B SATELLITE FOR TV ONTARIO NODE EXPERIMENT. THIS WAS EXPERIMENT AT FOUR SCHOOLS IN NORTHERN ONTARIO WHICH PROVIDED ACCESS FOR STUDENTS TO DATA BASES IN TORONTO, PROVING FEASIBILITY OF PROVIDING ACCESS TO SERVICES IN REMOTE AREAS EQUIVALENT TO THOSE AVAILABLE IN URBAN AREAS (REF 2).
Function: USED TO DECODE TELIDON SIGNALS SENT VIA ANIK B SATELLITE
Technical: THIS WAS THIRD GENERATION TELIDON, FIRST GENERATION COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE. TELIDON WAS DEVELOPED AT CRC, THEN TECHNOLOGY WAS TRANSFERRED TO INDUSTRY TRHOUGH CONTRACT FOR SECOND DEVELOPMENTAL VERSION (REF 2)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: WHITE LETTERING ON FRONT & BACK RESPECTIVELY READING 'Telidon/ norpak' WITH MAPLE LEAF LOGO & 'norpak/ Made in CANADA' WITH LABELS FOR CONTROLS/ ADHESIVE LABELS ON UNDERSIDE READING 'MODEL/ MK3/ SRIAL 2439' & 'norpak/ UNIT MK3' WITH TECHNICAL DATA/ DECAL ON FRONT READING 'VERIFICATION- CRL/ 20914'.
Missing: N/A
Finish: TEXTURED NAVY BLUE CASING TOP & SIDES/ MEDIUM GREY-BLUE CASING FRONT & BACK/ BLACK & WHITE SYNTHETIC BUTTON/ METALLIC & GOLD COLOURED PARTS/ GREY FEET & BLACK POWER CORD/ MULTICOLOUREDSYNTHETIC PARTS.
Decoration: N/A

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Norpak, Decoder, videotext, between 1980–1983, Artifact no. 1989.0051, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1989.0051.001/

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