Transceiver, radio
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- OBJECT TYPE
- FM/MOBILE
- DATE
- 1964
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1996.0653.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Canadian General Electric Co. Ltd.
- MODEL
- ACCENT 450
- LOCATION
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 222
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 5
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL AND SYNTHETIC
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 49.0 cm
- Width
- 26.0 cm
- Height
- 12.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Communications
- Category
- Radio
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- General Electric
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- City
- Toronto
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- USED IN THE 1960S
- Canada
-
MANUFACTURED IN CANADA. EXAMPLE OF MOBILE RADIOTELEPHONE UNITS EMPLOYED IN COMMERCIAL VEHICLES, WHERE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN DRIVER AND OFFICE WAS REQUIRED. - Function
-
TO TRANSMIT AND RECEIVE VOICE MESSAGES ON A MOBILE UNIT ON THE FM BAND. [REF 3] - Technical
-
THIS IS A TWO-WAY RADIO TELEPHONE DESIGNED FOR INSTALLATION IN THE TRUNK OF A VEHICLE OR UNDER THE DASH. EXAMPLE OF MOBILE RADIO BEFORE ADVENT OF CELLULAR RADIOTELEPHONE SERVICES. [REF 3] - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- MFG'S PLATE: 'GENERAL [GE LOGO] ELECTRIC/ TRANSCEIVER RECIEVER UNIT/ EU-EG48ST8 TYPE-ESC-31A/ OPT SER 222 450-470 Mc/s 10W/ CANADIAN GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. LTD./ 169A3654P2 TORONTO MADE IN CANADA'/ PRINTED ON CONTROL UNIT: 'GENERAL [GE LOGO] ELECTRIC/ OFF/ VOLUME/ STBY PUSH/ SQUELCH/ [GE LOGO] ACCENT 450'/ MOLDED IN MICROPHONE: 'SHURE BROTHERS INC./ MODEL NO. EM10C/ EVANSTON, ILL., U.S.A./ SEE PATENT NOTICE INSIDE/ GENERAL [GE LOGO] ELECTRIC'
- Missing
- FRONT MOUNT BRACKETS AND MOUNTING HARDWARE [SEEREF 1]
- Finish
- .1 PAINTED MATTE DARK GREY WITH SILVER SPEAKER COVER AND CONTROL PLATE; GREY MICROPHONE WITH BLACK CORD/.2 SILVER WITH ONE BLACK STRIPE/.3 BLACK/.4 GREY/.5 BLACK
- Decoration
- N/A
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