General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

9

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 METAL WITH SYNTHETIC PARTS/.2-.4 METAL & SYNTHETIC/.5-.7 METAL/.8 METAL & GLASS/.9 METAL

Dimensions

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

Length

316.0 cm

Width

251.5 cm

Height

386.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Astronomy

Category

Observation equipment

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Bristol

Country

Canada

State/Province

Manitoba

City

Winnipeg

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

EARLY 1960'S +

Canada

CANADIAN BUILT INSTRUMENT USED AT ALGONQUIN RADIO OBSERVATORY. ARO WAS ESTABLISHED IN LATE 1950S TO PROVIDE NATIONAL RADIO OBSERVATORY PROVIDING FACILITIES TO CONTINUE TO MONITOR SUN IN COLLABORATION WITH DOMINION RADIO ASTROPHYSICAL OBSERVATORY (DRAO)ESTABLISHED IN 1957 IN PENTICTON, BC.

Function

INSTRUMENT USED FOR SOLAR OBSERVATIONS. THIS PARABOLIC DISH WAS ONE OF 38 PLACED IN EAST-WEST LINE.

Technical

THREE METRE PARABOLIC DISH ANTENNA WITH SURFACE ACCURATE TO 3MM, TILTABLE IN ALTITUDE BUT DID NOT MOVE IN AZIMUTH. IT WAS ONE OF 38 IDENTICAL ANTENNAE USED AT ALGONQUIN RADIO OBSERVATORY; IT'S DESIGNATION "16 W" REFERS TO LOCATION. WAVE GUIDE FITTING (.5) LED TO ADJACENT EQUIPMENT HUT.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 PLATE ON BASE READS "MANUFACTURED BY/ DYNAMIC INDUSTRIES INC./ DORCHESTER, QUEBEC/ CANADA"; PLATES ON MOUNT READING "DESITRON/ COMPANY LIMITED CANADA", "WINSMITH/ DIVISION OF UNIVERSAL MATCH CORPORATION/ SPRINGVILLE, ERIE CO., N.Y./ MODEL 4VCS RATIO 600/ SERIAL A47-107A" & "SLO-SYN/ DRIVING MOTOR/ TYPE SS-400"; GREY SCALE ON BASE FRONT READS "HOUR ANGLE" & IS CALIBRATED FOR 30 TO 0 TO 30 DEGREES, SECOND SCALE CALIBRATED FOR 10 TO 1 TO 10 DEGREES; GREY SCALE ON BASE SIDE READS "SOUTH NORTH DECLINATION" & IS CALIBRATED FOR 30 TO 90 DEGREES

Missing

UNKNOWN From CA of 12/24/2003 by Dave Elliott: No - Little documentation to go by. Artefact is only part of larger array. What we have appears generally complete.

Finish

.1 BASE PAINTED GREY OVER RED & YELLOW; YELLOW PAINTED DISH MOUNT; BLUE PAINTED WAVE GUIDE; WHITE PAINTED DISH FRONT, YELLOW BACK; YELLOW PAINTED COUNTERWEIGHTS/.2 PAINTED LIGHT GREY WITH BLACK SYNTHETIC CABLES/.3 PAINTED GREY WITH BLUE ENDS & BLACK SYNTHETIC CABLES/.4 BLACK SYNTHETIC/.5-.7 PLATED/.8 COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT GLASS, GREY METAL/.9 PAINTED PALE BLUE

Decoration

N/A