Tellurometer

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OBJECT TYPE: REMOTE UNIT
DATE: 1970
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1986.0886.001

MANUFACTURER: TELLUROMETER CANADA LTD.
MODEL: CA 1000
LOCATION: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 1503
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 6
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: SYNTHETICS & METALS

Dimensions

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

Length: 66.0 cm
Width: 41.0 cm
Height: 22.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Exploration and Survey
Category: Measurement-direction
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: TELLUROMETER
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Ottawa

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: PROBABLY USED C. 1970S-1986.TELLUROMETER SYSTEM DEV'D IN 1957.
Canada: TELLUROMETER'S ABILITY TO MEASURE DISTANCES UP TO C.30KM, IN OPEN AREAS OR THROUGH FOLIAGE & LIGHTLY WOODED AREAS MADE IT IDEAL FOR USE IN SURVEYS IN CANADA
Function: TO MEASURE DISTANCE, BY MEANS OF RADIO WAVES OR MICROWAVES.
Technical: ELECTRONIC MICROWAVE DISTANCE MEASURING SYSTEM CAPABLE OF MEASURING DISTANCES FROM APPROX. 150 FT (50M) TO >100,000 FT. (30KM). IT IS LIGHTWEIGHT, PORTABLE & SIMPLE TO OPERATE, EMPLOYING AUTOMATIC FREQUENCY TRACKING. SUCH A SYSTEM IS UNAFFECTED BY AMBIENT LIGHT, AND RELATIVELY UNAFFECTED BY RAIN, FOG, ETC.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .3 TELLUROMETER UNIT CONTROL PANEL MARKED: 'TELLUROMETER/ CA 1000'; 'SERIAL NO1503' & '[LOGO] PLESSEY'. ALL CONTROLS LABELLED/ DECAL MARKED 'TELLUROMETER' & DEPICTING A RED LIGHTNING BOLT SUPERIMPOSED ON A GLOBE APPLIED TO CASING TOP/ LABEL ON UNIT BASE READS: 'TELLUROMETER [& LOGO]/ PLESSEY [LOGO]/ GROUP/ TELLUROMETER/ CANADA LIMITED/ OTTAWA, CANADA'/ CRUDELY INCISED IN PLASTIC BASE: '999-111-168P'/.6 'M565/ND/21220' CAST IN RAISED PRINT ON DISC/ CO. DECAL ON CASE TOP/ DECAL ON RIGHT SIDE OF CASE TOP/ DECAL ON RIGHT SIDE OF CASE READS: 'TELEfix/ CANADA/ Div. of DAVIS MULTI-FACET LIMITED/ [LOGO]/ THORNHILL, ONTARIO, L3T 1L4/ PHONE: PHONE: (416) 881-8551/ 'TELEX: 06-964514'
Missing: REQUIRES TRIPOD & BATTERY PACK OR TRAY, TO OPERATE
Finish: TELLUROMETER CASE EXTERIOR IS SMOOTH, FLAT MEDIUM-BLUE PLASTIC; GREY FOAM LININGS/.1 GREY PAINTED ANTENNA CONE;.2 OFF-WHITE PAINTED ANTENNA CONE/.3 YELLOW PLASTIC CASING; BLACK FRONT PANEL
Decoration: NONE

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TELLUROMETER CANADA LTD., Tellurometer, circa 1970, Artifact no. 1986.0886, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1986.0886.001/

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