Direction finder
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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- 1923
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1969.0912.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Canadian Marconi Co.
- MODEL
- MDFR-1
- LOCATION
- Unknown
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General Information
- Serial #
- 16
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- WOOD CABINET/ SYNTHETIC PANELS & KNOBS/ METAL & SYNTHETIC WORKING PARTS
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 39.4 cm
- Width
- 50.1 cm
- Height
- 55.2 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Communications
- Category
- Radio
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Marconi
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- 1920'S TO WWII
- Canada
-
EXAMPLE OF A DIRECTION FINDER MADE AND USED IN CANADA - Function
-
USED TO RECEIVE RADIO SIGNALS AND TO TAKE THEIR BEARING IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THEIR POINT OF ORIGIN AND THUS BE ABLE TO POSITION THE SHIP. ALSO CALLED A RADIO COMPASS - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- N/A
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- Unknown
- Decoration
- N/A
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Canadian Marconi Co., Direction finder, after 1923, Artifact no. 1969.0912, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1969.0912.001/
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