General Information

Serial #

5755

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

SYNTHETIC CASING & PARTS/ METAL PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length

29.0 cm

Width

6.2 cm

Height

4.2 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Forestry

Category

Fire fighting

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Icom

Country

Japan

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

British Columbia

Period

1990'S

Canada

EQUIPMENT USED BY CANADIAN PARATTACK FIREFIGHTERS. IN 2002, B.C. FOREST SERVICE OPERATES ONLY EXISTING CANADIAN PROGRAMME OF RECRUITMENT & TRAINING FOR SMOKEJUMPING OR PARATTACK. IT BEGAN AS PILOT PROJECT USING FORMER YUKON SMOKEJUMPERS AT SMITHERS, BC & LATER MOVED TO FORT ST. JOHN.

Function

COMBINATION OF RADIO TRANSMITTING & RECEIVING EQUIPMENT IN SINGLE HOUSING, USUALLY FOR PORTABLE OR MOBILE USE, & EMPLOYING SOME COMMON CIRCUIT COMPONENTS FOR BOTH TRANSMITTING & RECEIVING. THIS EXAMPLE WAS USED BY FOREST FIREFIGHTERS WHO JUMPED BY PARACHUTE FROM AIRCRAFT INTO FOREST FIRE ZONES TO FIGHT FIRES.

Technical

EXAMPLE OF TYPE OF SMALL PORTABLE RADIO TRANCEIVER CARRIED BY PARATTACKFOREST FIREFIGHTERS.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

INCISED & WHITE PRINTED LETTERING ON EXTERIOR FRONT READS "ICOM"/ WHITE LETTERING IN INTERIOR READS "ICOM/ IC-F3S-2/ FCC ID: AFJ IC-F3-2/ Icom Inc./ MADE IN JAPAN/ SERIAL NO. 05755" & "CONTAINS NICKEL-/ CADMIUM BATTERY./ MUST BE RECYCLED OR DISPOSED OF/ PROPERLY."/ BLACK LETTERING ON WHITE LABEL IN INTERIOR READS "HP-2223"/ RED LABEL ON FRONT READS "Province of/ British Columbia/ Ministry of/ Forests"

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE. From CA of 11/06/2001 by Sue Warren: No - Complete

Finish

BLACK TEXTURED EXTERIOR/ GREY CONTROL BUTTONS & SCREEN/ METALLIC PARTS

Decoration

ICOM LOGO ON FRONT OF CASING & ON SCREEN