Transceiver, radio

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OBJECT TYPE: WIRELESS
DATE: 1943
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1995.1623.001

MANUFACTURER: RCA Victor Co. Ltd.
MODEL: 19 MK.III
LOCATION: Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 88120
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL AND SYNTHETIC

Dimensions

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Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: RCA
Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Worldwide
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THESE RADIOS WERE USED BY THE CANADIAN ARMY FROM 1942-1963 [REF 3]
Canada: THIS UNIT WAS PROBABLY THE BEST KNOWN PIECE OF RADIO EQUIPMENT USED BY THE CANADIAN ARMY. [REF 1]
Function: USED TO SEND AND RECEIVE RADIO SIGNALS.
Technical: THIS SET WAS USED IN MOST ARMOURED VEHICLES INCLUDING TANKS AND JEEPS. WITH ITS HIGH POWER AMPLIFIER STAGE ATTACHED IT FUNCTIONED AS A HIGHLY EFFICIENT GROUND STATION FOR COMMUNICATION OVER GREATER DISTANCES. [REF 1]
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 TRANSCEIVER: MFG PLATE: 'WIRELESS SETS (CANADIAN) NO 19 MK III/ SERIAL NO. 77811 RCA 107127-202/ Northern Electric'/ DESIGNATIONS AROUND KNOBS IN ENGLISH & RUSSIAN/ SUPPLY UNIT: MFG PLATE: 'WIRELESSSET/ CANADIAN #19 MK III/ SUPPLY UNIT/ NO. 2/ RCA 101988-88,2A-10572/ SERIAL NUMBER/ 88120/ MADE IN CANADA/ 1943/ RCA VICTOR CO. LTD.'/ PLATE: 'WARNING/ SET 12/ 24V SWITCH/ (INSIDE)/ TO BATTERY VOLTAGE' [ALSO IN RUSSIAN]/ AROUND SWITCHES IN RUSSIAN & ENG: 'VIBR./ OFF/ DYN/ HT1 275+/ HT2 500+/ VIBR.'/ CALIBRATOR - PRINTED: 'CRYSTAL CALIBRATOR/ FOR WIRELESS SET NO 19/ MADE BY/ CANADIAN MARCONI COMPANY/ 1943/ CMC-110-585'/ VARIOMETER: MFG PLATE 'WIRELESS SETS NO 19 AERIAL VARIOMETER...NO.70871'/.2 'MICROPHONE/ HAND NO. T'/
Missing: N/A
Finish: Unknown
Decoration: N/A

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RCA Victor Co. Ltd., Transceiver, radio, 1943, Artifact no. 1995.1623, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1995.1623.001/

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