Vacuum tube
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- OBJECT TYPE
- TR SWITCH/X BAND
- DATE
- 1977
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1995.0624.001
- MANUFACTURER
- English Electric Valve Co. Ltd.
- MODEL
- BS48
- LOCATION
- Chelmsford, England
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 16622
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL/ SYNTHETIC
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 5.0 cm
- Width
- 3.5 cm
- Height
- 2.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Vacuum Tubes
- Category
- Radar
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- English Electric
- Country
- England
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Chelmsford
Context
- Country
- Worldwide
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- PROBABLY 1970'S & 1980'S
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
USED AS A SWITCH IN A RADAR DUPLEXER TO ISOLATE THE TRANSMITTER FROM THE RECEIVER. IT DISCONNECTS THE TRANSMITTER AFTER THE PULSE IS EMITTED SO THAT THE ECHO CAN BE RECEIVED THROUGH THE SAME ANTENNA - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- STAMPED IN TOP: '16622'/ DECAL: 'ENGLISH ELECTRIC/ BS48'/ PRINTED ON SIDES: 'MADE IN ENGLAND' 'CV460/ [UP ARROW]/QG/ 7009'/ 'EEVL/ T13/ EEVL/ 21'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- TIN OR SILVER PLATED
- Decoration
- N/A
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English Electric Valve Co. Ltd., Vacuum tube, after 1977, Artifact no. 1995.0624, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1995.0624.001/
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