Transceiver, radar
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- OBJECT TYPE
- MARINE
- DATE
- Unknown
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1994.0499.005
- MANUFACTURER
- Decca Radar Canada (1967) Ltd.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 5
- Total Parts
- 21
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL, GLASS, SYNTHETIC & RUBBER COMPONENTS.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 78.0 cm
- Width
- 46.0 cm
- Height
- 29.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Communications
- Category
- Radar
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Decca
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- City
- Toronto
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Quebec
- Period
- THIS EQUIPMENT USED 1968 TO 1990.
- Canada
-
EQUIPMENT FROM CANADA'S FIRST VESSEL TRAFFIC SERVICES (VTS) CENTRE, USED IN THE PORT OF MONTREAL 1968-1990. THIS CENTRE WAS 1 0F 2 MAJOR COMM. JUNCTIONS IN A LARGER VHF RADIO NETWORK CONSISTING OF 6 SHORE CENTRES AND 18 REPORTING POINTS EST'D ALONG THE ST. LAWRENCE FROM LES ESCOUMINS (EAST) TO MONTREAL (WEST). - Function
-
To transmit very short pulses of electrical energy at regular intervals and to receive back echoes of the transmitted pulse which are displayed on a display unit screen and which enable an operator to determine the distance, bearing, size and shape of all objects within its range. - Technical
-
THE VTS CENTRE USED RADAR & RADIO TO MONITOR AND CONTROL SHIPPING TRAFFIC IN MONTREAL HARBOUR 24 HOURS A DAY. IT WAS BASED ON STANDARD SHIPBOARD RADAR EQ., AUGMENTED BY STANDARD MICROWAVE TRANSMISSION LINKS AND A SIMPLE SUPERVISORY CONTROL UNIT DESIGNED BY DECCA RADAR CANADA. (REF.1) - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Plate on unit top reads " TRANSCEIVER 2 "; 2nd plate reads " DECCA RADAR "./ Plate on unit side reads " TRANSCEIVER UNIT TYPE 4810/ CLASS B SERIAL NO. P.0886/ COMPASS SAFE DISTANCE/ STANDARD 13 FT. STEERING 8 ½ FT./ DECCA RADAR LTD./ MADE IN ENGLAND "./ Yellow warning decal on top panel is badly damaged; reads " [DA]NGER/ [THE HIGH]/ [V]OLTAGE ON THE/ COMPONENTS/ BENEATH THIS/ PANEL CAN/ [KILL YOU] ", in English & French.
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- Dark blue enamel finish.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Decca Radar Canada (1967) Ltd., Transceiver, radar, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1994.0499, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1994.0499.005/
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