General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

12

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

93.0 cm

Width

56.5 cm

Height

152.5 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

Instrument panel for wind and temperature data.

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./ " METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENT PANEL " printed on front. Communications (?) panel also labelled: marked in part " mariner 80" & " intech ". " intech" & " MADE IN JAPAN " also marked on handheld microphone./ Various internal components labelled and bear mfrs' markings. *NB: cabinet interior is largely empty./ Communications unit marked in part " intech/ FCC DATA/ MARINER 80/ SER. NO. 2001/ MFG. DATE 10-79/ MADE IN USA. ".

Missing

N/A

Finish

Green enamel finish on most surfaces; grey front & control top panel; off-white handheld microphone.

Decoration

N/A