General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

3

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL CABINET, BASES FOR TAPE DECKS AND CONTROL PANELS; METAL, GLASS AND SYNTHETIC WORKING PARTS; SYNTHETIC KNOBS AND DIALS; GLASS METER COVERS

Dimensions

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

Length

169.0 cm

Width

55.0 cm

Height

95.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Communications

Category

Radio

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Ampex

Country

United States of America

State/Province

California

City

Redwood City

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

British Columbia

Period

THIS UNIT USED BY DONOR BETWEEN 1963 AND 1996

Canada

PART OF THE CBC RADIO BROADCAST STUDIO INSIDE THE REGIONAL EMERGENCY GOVERNMENT HEADQUARTERS, NANAIMO, B.C. THIS WAS ONE OF 7 UNDERGROUND BUNKERS BUILT ACROSS CANADA FROM 1959-1963 TO SHELTER GOVERNMENTAND MILITARY OFFICIALS, PROVIDE COMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES, AND ENSURE "CONTINUITY OF GOVERNMENT" AFTER A NUCLEAR ATTACK.

Function

USED TO RECORD AND PLAYBACK AUDIO ON MAGNETIC TAPE

Technical

PART OF A "PACKAGED" STUDIO CONTROL SYSTEM WHICH PROVIDED, IN ONE UNIT, ALL FACILITIES REQUIRED TO OPERATE AND AM OR FM BROADCAST STATION. UNIT INCLUDES JACK FIELD AND MCCURDY MONITOR AMPS IN ADDITION TO TAPE TRANSPORT MECHANISM AND ELECTRONIC ASSEMBLIES. TUBE TECHNOLOGY.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

PRINTED ON TAPE DECKS: 'AMPEX CORPORATION REDWOOD CITY CALIFORNIA/ REEL SIZE REWIND FAST FORWARD STOP PLAY TAPE SPEED'/ PRINTED ON CONTROL PANELS: 'AMPEX/ CORPORATION'/ PRINTING AROUND CONTROLS INCLUDES:'PHONES''RECORD'''RECORD INDICATOR''POWER'RECORD LEVEL' 'EQUALIZATION''INPUT TRANSFER SWITCH''METER AND OUTPUT SWITCH''PLAYBACK LEVEL' [ALSO VARIOUS GRADATIONS AROUND DIALS]/ MFG PLATE ON FRONT PANELS:'MCCURDY RADIO INDUSTRIES LIMITED'/ DYNOTAPE:'TAPE 1''TAPE 2' [2 TIMES]

Missing

ONE SIDE PANEL

Finish

BLUE ENAMEL OF CABINET/ POLISHED METAL TAPE DECK AND CONTROL PANELS/ BLACK KNOBS AND TAPE MOUNTS/ BLACK PRINTING

Decoration

N/A