General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

17

Total Parts

21

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Metal wave guide

Dimensions

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

Length

50.0 cm

Width

25.0 cm

Height

30.0 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

TO MONITOR THE FLOW OF MARINE TRAFFIC WITHIN A SPECIFIED AREA.

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

Circular plate on one end reads " TYPE MWS 16-42M SERH- 11A/ AUTOMATIC WAVEGUIDE SWITCH/ by/ DECCA "./ " DESITRON/ COMPANY LIMITED CANADA " printed on plate mounted on slotted flange fitted with pressure(?) gauge. Gauge face bears scale 0-15 and text " Marsh/ Instrument/ Company/ SKOKIE, ILL. MADE IN U.S.A. ". / " DESITRON CO./ LIMITED " printed in black on 3-tiered component./ " COUPLING " and " FREQUENCY " markings printed on two slotted flanges set opposite one another./ Various connections are labelled.

Missing

N/A

Finish

Most surfaces have mottled grey enamel finish; burgundy red cylindrical component housing.

Decoration

N/A