General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

13

Total Parts

21

AKA

Communications console

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

57.5 cm

Width

85.0 cm

Height

151.5 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

Console that allows for the control of communications within a system.

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

Front & desk top panels include jacks for 3 plug-in phones, dial & controls./ Various wiring & electrical panels inside; lowermost labelled "HORLOGE"./ Typewritten label taped to inside of door titled " AJUSTEMENT D'UNE CONSOLE SPERRY "./ Decals on inside of cabinet proper read in part " BORG/WARNER/ THE QUALITY OF/ THIS PRODUCT HAS/ BEEN APPROVED BY/ F. STAPLES " on the right side panel; " EMCOR®/ MODULAR/ COMPONENT SYSTEMS/ Ingersoll Products/ DIVISION OF BORG-WARNER CORPORATION CHICAGO, ILL. ".

Missing

N/A

Finish

Green enamel finish on most surfaces; grey control panels.

Decoration

N/A