Receiver, radio
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- OBJECT TYPE
- AM-FM/DC/TRANSISTOR/WINDUP/PORTABLE
- DATE
- 1997
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1998.0006.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Baygen Power Group
- MODEL
- 2 FPR2
- LOCATION
- Cape Town, South Africa
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General Information
- Serial #
- F:43073
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 3
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- CASE: 'ABS' PLASTIC [ACRYLONITRILE-BUTADIENE-STYRENE POLYMER]/ METAL ANTENNAE/ CARDSTOCK PACKING BOX
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 26.0 cm
- Width
- 18.5 cm
- Height
- 20.5 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Communications
- Category
- Radio
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Baygen
- Country
- South Africa
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Cape Town
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- 1994 TO PRESENT. THIS RADIO USED SPECIFICALLY IN JANUARY, 1998.
- Canada
-
THIS ARTIFACT WAS PURCHASED AND USED IN A RURAL AREA OF ONTARIO DURING THE 1998 'ICE STORM' WHEN ELECTRICITY WAS NOT AVAILABLE. - Function
-
USED TO RECEIVE, DEMODULATE, AND AMPLIFY AM (IN THE 540 TO 1600 BAND) AND FM (IN THE 88 TO 108 BAND) STANDARD RADIO BROADCAST SIGNALS. - Technical
-
THIS RADIO IS POWERED BY A WIND-UP GENERATOR THAT REQUIRES NO BATTERIES OR MAINS ELECTRICITY. THE GENERATOR IS POWERED BY A CARBON STEEL SPRING WOUND ON TO A SPOOL BY AN EXTERNAL HANDLE. IT TAKES SECONDS TO WIND UP AND GENERATES POWER FOR UP TO AN HOUR'S PLAYTIME. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- DIAL: 'FM 88 92 96 98 100 102 104 106 108/ AM 540 600 700 800 1000 1200 1400 1600/ SCALE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8'/ FRONT:'Tuning Volume/ ON/ OFF/ freeplay/ freepower'/ SIDE: 'FM/AM/ DC/ 3-12V'/ LABEL ON BOTTOM: 'F: 43073'/ DECAL ON BACK INCLUDES: 'CE Pat No 96/6472/ THIS DEVICE COMPILES WITH PART 15 OF THE FCC/ RULES...'/PRINTING ON BOX INCLUDES: 'freeplay/ freepower/ THE SELF POWERED RADIO/ Winds In Seconds,/ Plays For Up To An Hour./ Wind-up Handle Located On Back of Radio./ BayGen/ WORLD LEADER IN PERSONAL POWER GENERATION/ SELF POWERED... REVOLUTIONARY TECHNOLOGY...GREAT SOUND...AM & FM...RUGGED CONSTRUCTION...LONGPLAYING.../BRIDGEHEAD/$99.00'
- Missing
- NIL
- Finish
- CASE: MATTE DARK GREY/ BLACK KNOBS/ GREY AND YELLOW DIAL WITH BLACK AND WHITE PRINTING/ BOX: MULTICOLORED PRINTING
- Decoration
- DECORATIVE TRANSFER ON LOWER FRONT OF CASE/ COLORED PHOTO OF RADIO ON FRONT AND BACK OF BOX
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Baygen Power Group, Receiver, radio, 1997, Artifact no. 1998.0006, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1998.0006.001/
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