Receiver, radio

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OBJECT TYPE: LW/DC/TUBE-TRANSISTOR/AIRCRAFT
DATE: 1942
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1982.0792.001

MANUFACTURER: Bendix Radio, Div. of Bendix Aviation Corp.
MODEL: BC-624-A
LOCATION: Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 35268
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL/ SYNTHETIC/ GLASS

Dimensions

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

Length: 39.0 cm
Width: 23.5 cm
Height: 15.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Bendix
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Maryland
City: Baltimore

Context

Country: Worldwide
State/Province: Unknown
Period: MADE FOR THE ARMED FORCED DURING WWII BUT USED FOR CIVILIAN PURPOSES PROBABLY UP TO THE 1960'S.
Canada: Unknown
Function: TO RECEIVE LONG WAVE RADIO TRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT
Technical: AFTER WWII AIRCRAFT EQUIPMENT USED BY THE FORCES WAS CONVERTED TO CIVIL AVIATION USE PENDING THE AVAILABILITY OF COMMERCIAL EQUIPMENT MADE SPECIFICALLY FOR THE PURPOSE.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PLAQUES ON SIDE: 'SIGNAL CORPS U.S. ARMY/ RADIO RECEIVER BC-624-A/ SERIAL NO. 35268/ MADE BY/ BENDIX RADIO/ DIVISION OF BENDIX AVIATION CORPORATION/ BALTIMORE, MD. U.S.A.' 'RADIO RECEIVER UNIT/ TYPE R. 5019/ REF. NO. 110D/147/ A [CROWN] M/ SERIAL NO. 35268'/ STAMPED ON END: '4046-WF-42'/ AROUND DIALS '100' [TO] '156'
Missing: VACUUM TUBES/ CASE/ KNOBS
Finish: Unknown
Decoration: N/A

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Bendix Radio, Div. of Bendix Aviation Corp., Receiver, radio, 1942, Artifact no. 1982.0792, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1982.0792.001/

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