General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

11

Total Parts

21

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Unknown

Dimensions

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

Length

66.0 cm

Width

57.5 cm

Height

187.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Communications

Category

Radar

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Decca

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Toronto

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Quebec

Period

THIS EQUIPMENT USED 1968 TO 1990.

Canada

EQUIPMENT FROM CANADA'S FIRST VESSEL TRAFFIC SERVICES (VTS) CENTRE, USED IN THE PORT OF MONTREAL 1968-1990. THIS CENTRE WAS 1 0F 2 MAJOR COMM. JUNCTIONS IN A LARGER VHF RADIO NETWORK CONSISTING OF 6 SHORE CENTRES AND 18 REPORTING POINTS EST'D ALONG THE ST. LAWRENCE FROM LES ESCOUMINS (EAST) TO MONTREAL (WEST).

Function

Used to select between local and remote video inputs.

Technical

THE VTS CENTRE USED RADAR & RADIO TO MONITOR AND CONTROL SHIPPING TRAFFIC IN MONTREAL HARBOUR 24 HOURS A DAY. IT WAS BASED ON STANDARD SHIPBOARD RADAR EQ., AUGMENTED BY STANDARD MICROWAVE TRANSMISSION LINKS AND A SIMPLE SUPERVISORY CONTROL UNIT DESIGNED BY DECCA RADAR CANADA. (REF.1)

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

All controls, etc. labelled./ All connections, etc. on internal instrument racks labelled, and bear manufacturers' markings./ " DECCA RADAR " logo appears on decal applied to cabinet front. " VIDEO SELECTOR UNIT/ LOCAL/ REMOTE 1/ REMOTE 2 " appears on unit front. " RADAR DISPLAY CONTROL PANEL " appears on rack face./ Decal on top rear edge of cabinet casing reads " HAMMOND/ HAMMOND MFG. CO. LTD./ GUELPH- CANADA/ 130 ". 3 units [used with .10 Singer camera ?] mounted inside cabinet mfd. By Singer- General Precision Inc. Binghamton, NY USA.

Missing

N/A

Finish

Grey enamel finish on cabinet.

Decoration

N/A