Receiver, radio

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OBJECT TYPE: TRF/AC/TUBE/TABLE
DATE: 1928
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2001.0339.001

MANUFACTURER: Canadian Westinghouse Co. Ltd.
MODEL: BATTERYLESS COMPACT
LOCATION: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 64426
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOOD CABINET; METAL, GLASS & SYNTHETIC COMPONENT PARTS. FABRIC COVERED ELECTRICAL CORDS.

Dimensions

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

Length: 75.0 cm
Width: 24.0 cm
Height: 26.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Communications
Category: Radio
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Westinghouse
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Hamilton

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS TYPE OF RADIO USED 1928+
Canada: EARLY TUNED RADIO FREQUENCY RECEIVER MFD. IN HAMILTON, ONBY CANADIAN WESTINGHOUSE CO. LTD. IN 1928.
Function: TO DETECT AND AMPLIFY RADIO SIGNALS.
Technical: TUNED RADIO FREQUENCY (TRF) RECEIVERS USE ONE OR MORE STAGES OF RADIO FREQUENCY AMPLIFICATION BEFORE A SEPARATE DETECTOR STAGE: EACH STAGE HAS TO BE SEPARATELY TUNED. THOUGH REQUIRING MULTIPLE TUNING CONTROLS AND A RELATIVELY LARGE NUMBER OF EXPENSIVE VACUUM TUBES, TRFS WERE MORE SELECTIVE, MORE SENSITIVE & LOUDER THAN COMPETING REGENERATIVE RECEIVERS. (REF. 1)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: " Westinghouse/ Batteryless/ Receiver/ Compact Model" printed on receiver front. "Licensed under Patents, Canadian Radio Patents Limited./ granted 1917- 1924 inclusive./ CANADIAN/ Westinghouse/ CO. LIMITED/ HAMILTON, CANADA." printed on plate fixed inside cabinet. Plate fixed to chassis incised "64426". 6 vacuum tube receptacles labelled (from left) "WESTINGHOUSE/ UX226", "WESTINGHOUSE/ UX226", "WESTINGHOUSE/ UX226", "WESTINGHOUSE/ UY227", "WESTINGHOUSE/ UX226", & "WESTINGHOUSE/ UX171.A". "BEB" scratched crudely in surface to right of last tube. Plate fixed to left of tube receptacle on extreme right side of cabinet reads "CYCLES 25-60/ INPUT VOLTS/ 105/125/ PRI. INPUT AMP./ 0.75 MAX./ UX 230"./ Vacuum tubes: (from left to right): Tube 1: " WESTINGHOUSE/ [Westinghouse logo]/ UX226" marked on tube top.; Tube 2: "71A" marked on tube sleeve. "GENERAL ELECTRIC/ MADE IN CANADA/ [GE logo]/ RADIOTRON" marked on tube base.; Tube 3: " WESTINGHOUSE/ [Westinghouse logo]/ UX226" marked on tube top.; Tube 4: " GENERAL ELECTRIC/ [GE logo]/ RADIOTRON/ GE 227-A." marked on tube top.; Tube 5: "26" marked on tube sleeve. "GENERAL ELECTRIC/ MADE IN CANADA/ [GE logo]/ RADIOTRON" marked on tube base.; Tube 6: "RADIOTRON/ RVC/ UX226" marked on tube top.; Tube 7: "80/ MADE IN/ CANADA" marked on tube sleeve. "GENERAL ELECTRIC/ MADE IN CANADA/ [GE logo]/ RADIOTRON" marked on tube base.
Missing: UNKNOWN. From CA of 12/21/2001 by Matthew Bruce: No - appears complete
Finish: MEDIUM BROWN WOOD CABINET. DULL COLOUR-COPPER METAL PLATES AND DARK BROWN MOULDED SYNTHETIC KNOBS. 7 CLEAR GLASS VACUUM TUBES. BLACK WOVEN FABRIC COVERING ON ELECTRICAL CORD.
Decoration: N/A

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