General Information

Serial #

PROTOTYPE

Part Number

1

Total Parts

4

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

SYNTHETIC CASE WITH METAL PARTS/ METAL & SYNTHETIC WORKING PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length

41.0 cm

Width

40.0 cm

Height

12.3 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Space Technology

Category

Miscellaneous

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

TELESAT

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Gloucester

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

UNUSED BUT CIRCA 1994-1995

Canada

PROTOTYPE DEVELOPED FOR USED WITH CANADIAN MSAT COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE. TMI IS CANADIAN COMPANY, WHICH IS DEVELOPING & PROMOTING MSAT TELEPHONES IN CANADA. CANADIAN GEOGRAPHY MAKES SUCH COMMUNICATIONS DEVICES MOST USEFUL.

Function

MOBILE TELEPHONE PERMITS USER TO CALL FROM ANYWHERE WITHIN FOOTPRINT OF CANADA'S MSAT SATELLITE.

Technical

DESIGN STAGE PROTOTYPE GROUND RECEIVING APPARATUS FOR USE WITH COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE; THIS FOLLOWED AFTER SKYWAVE RECEIVER MADE IN 1989 FOR TMI. ABILITY TO "STAY IN TOUCH" REGARDLESS OF ONE'SDISTANCE FROM CONVENTIONAL TELEPHONE LINES OT CELLULAR PHONE AREAS IS BECOMING IMPORTANT IN 1990S. RADIO PHONES ARE NOT DIGITAL *

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

LABEL ON HANDSET READS "HANDSET 92/ SER. NO. C9202283/ MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC SALES CANADA, INC./ MADE IN JAPAN"/LABELS ON CASE READ "MITSUBISHI" & "WARNING/ Microwave/ Radiation Hazard/ keep 3 feet[SIC]/ from antenna"/ WHITE LETTERING FOR CONTROL FUNCTIONS ON CHASSIS/ RED & WHITE SCALES & NUMBERING ON COMPASS

Missing

LOCATION & STRAP FOR ONE UNIDENTIFIED PART ON CHASSIS

Finish

MOSTLY GREY WITH BLACK HANDSET, CASE EDGING, CARRYING STRAP, PARTS/ METALLIC PARTS/ BLUE, GREEN, & WHITE GRID MAP OF EARTH/ COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT COMPASS CASING WITH BLACK DIAL

Decoration

N/A