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OBJECT TYPE: FIXED FREQ/PULSED/X-BAND
DATE: 1966
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1995.0621.001

MANUFACTURER: English Electric Valve Co. Ltd.
MODEL: M598B
LOCATION: Chelmsford, England

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General Information

Serial #: 784220
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL

Dimensions

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

Length: 12.5 cm
Width: 11.5 cm
Height: 8.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Communications
Category: Radar
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: English Electric
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: Chelmsford

Context

Country: Worldwide
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1960'S TO 1980'S (THIS TUBE)
Canada: Unknown
Function: USED TO PRODUCE A PULSE OF HIGH POWER RADIO WAVES IN A RADAR DEVICE AND TRANSMIT THEM THROUGH A WAVE GUIDE & ANTENNA
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ON LABEL: 'MAGNETRON/ [EE LOGO]/ ENGLISH ELECTRIC VALVE CO. LTD./ TYPE M598B/ SERIAL NO 784220/ MADE IN ENGLAND'/ STAMPED ON SIDE: 'EEVL/ T211'/ LABEL ON SIDE: 'MAGNET/ CAUTION/ Keep 2ins from steel or magnets'/ STICKER ON SHIPPING BOX STATES 'WRITE OFF/ CHECKED AUGUST 1986'
Missing: N/A
Finish: BLACK GLOSSY PAINT ON PART OF BODY WITH BLUE MOTTLED ON OTHER
Decoration: N/A

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English Electric Valve Co. Ltd., Magnetron, circa 1966, Artifact no. 1995.0621, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1995.0621.001/

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