Receiver, radar

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OBJECT TYPE: SUPERHET/TUBE/DIODE SWITCH
DATE: 1944
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1967.1277.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Federal Republic of Germany

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: ALUMINUM FRAME, FREQUENCY TRANSFORMER CASES,TUBE GUIDES, & MISC. CIRCUIT BOXES/ TUBES, MISC. FIXED AND VARIABLE RESISTORE, MISC. FIXED AND VARIABLE CAPACITORS, INSULATED WIRING CONNECTORS AND MISC. HARDWARE.

Dimensions

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

Length: 32.0 cm
Width: 24.5 cm
Height: 23.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Federal Republic of Germany
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Europe
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1944-1950
Canada: Unknown
Function: TO CONVERT UHF RADIO FREQUENCY PULSES INTO DIGITAL PULSES TO DRIVE A RADAR DISPLAY UNIT
Technical: EXAMPLE OF EARLY GERMAN RADAR DESIGN. 671228 & 671277 CONTAIN TUBES DESIGNATED "WEHRMACHT", INDICATING THIS UNIT WAS PROBABLY NOT SHIPBORNE (AS PER NRC LABEL), BUT MAY HAVE BEEN USED TO MONITOR THE CHANNEL.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PRINTED ON SIDE NEAR CONTROL BUTTONS: 'Sender/ 6A 6A/ Sicht-Ger[?]/ 2A/ 2A/ Emplanger/ 6A/ Emplanger/ 6A'/ ON BACK: '124-80C-1'/ MULTI-PIN CONNECTOR, TOP MODULE: BF NUMBERED 1 THROUGH 10/ STAMPED ON VACUUM TUBE BASES: '39/43' OR '2/44' OR '3/44'
Missing: SLIDE SWITCH BROKEN. DISPLAY UNIT AND INTERCONNECTING UNITS MISSING TO MAKE A COMPLETE RADAR UNIT WITH TRANSMITTER 671228.
Finish: BOTTOM SECTION DARK BLUE LOW GLOSS ENAMEL. TOP SECTION NATURAL ALUMINUM
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Receiver, radar, circa 1944, Artifact no. 1967.1277, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1967.1277.001/

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