Beacon control, radio
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- OBJECT TYPE
- L.F. RADIO RANGE BEACON
- DATE
- Unknown
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1981.1683.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Canadian Marconi Co.
- MODEL
- 70703
- LOCATION
- Montréal, Québec, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 119
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL CASING, DIALS & WORKING PARTS/ BAKELITE KNOBS, SWITCHES, METER & SWITCH CASING/ GLASS WINDOWS/ CARDBOARD CHART
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 57.0 cm
- Width
- 45.0 cm
- Height
- 171.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Communications
- Category
- Radio
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Marconi
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Québec
- City
- Montréal
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- British Columbia
- Period
- 1938-1941
- Canada
-
THIS WAS THE LAST OPERATING LANDING BEACON OF THE TYPE, WITH ALL VACUUM TUBE CIRCUITRY IN CANADA (T. PAULL, MARCH 1983) - Function
-
Unknown - Technical
-
THE CASTLEGAR LOW FREQUENCY RADIO RANGE (OR CRESCENT VALLEY RANGE) WAS COMMISSIONED IN 1938 & WAS PART OF A NETWORK OF BEACONS ACROSS CANADA. IT PROVIDED NAVIGATIONAL AID & WEATHER BROADCAST SERVICE ON A 24-HOUR-A-DAY BASIS TO COMMERCIAL & MILITARY AIRCRAFT (SUPP.INFO.) - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- BLACK & SILVER MFR'S PLATES & CONTROL LABELS/ BLACK & WHITE T.C. LABELS READING '84520' & 'CTL'/ INCISED LETTERING ON CASING FRONT READING 'MARCONI CANADA, 71800, 76090'
- Missing
- TELEPHONE RECEIVER & PART OF FRONT CASING
- Finish
- BLACK WRINKLE FINISH ON CASING/ BLACK & SILVER DIALS/ BROWN & BLACK BAKELITE/ METALLIC SWITCHES
- Decoration
- N/A
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Canadian Marconi Co., Beacon control, radio, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1981.1683, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1981.1683.001/
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