Meter, noise figure

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1970–1979
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1989.0028.001

MANUFACTURER: Hewlett Packard Co.
MODEL: 340B
LOCATION: United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 416-02177
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL CASING & PARTS/ SYNTHETIC METER CASING, KNOBS & PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length: 48.3 cm
Width: 38.6 cm
Height: 26.6 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Communications
Category: Service-test equipment
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Hewlett Packard
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: CTS/HERMES PROGRAM WAS INITIATED IN 1971 & SATELLITE OPERATED FROM JAN. 17, 1976 TO NOV. 24, 1979
Canada: USED IN DEVELOPMENT OF CTS/HERMES SATELLITE, INNOVATIVE CANADIAN DESIGNED & BUILT SPACECRAFT WHICH EXPLORED USE OF HIGH POWER TRANSPONDERS AT HIGHER FREQUENCIES TO EXPAND COMMUNICATIONS INREMOTE AREAS OF CANADA.
Function: NOISE FIGURE METER, WITH APPROPRIATE NOISE SOURCE, AUTOMATICALLY MEASURES & CONTINUOUSLY DISPLAYS NOISE FIGURE OF RECEIVER OR AMPLIFIER TO WHICHIT TS ATTACHED (NOISE FIGURE OF RECEIVER OR AMPLIFIER IS MEASURE OF DETERIORATION OF SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO CAUSED BY ITS AMPLIFYING DEVICE).
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PLATE ON FRONT READING 'NOISE FIGURE METER/ MODEL 340B/ HEWLETT PACKARD/ MADE IN U.S.A.'/ PLATE ON BACK READING 'U.S. PATENT 2,850,676/ 115-230 VOLTS 50-60 CYCLES/ SERIAL 416-02177/ MADE IN U.S.A./ HEWLETT PACKARD CO.'/ DECALS ON FRONT READING 'C.R.C./ INSTRUMENT SERVICES/ LEVEL A TRACEABLE TO NRC/ CALIBRATED 24-11-78 RECALL 11-79' & 'ASSET NUMBER/ 03911/ CRC SHIRLEY BAY'/ INCISED BLACK LETTERING FOR CONTROL FUNCTIONS, WITH BLACK IMPRESSION PRINTED LABELS.
Missing: N/A
Finish: METALLIC GREY CASING/ BLACK, RED, & TRANSPARENT COLOURLESS SYNTHETIC/ PLATED & METALLIC PARTS/ BLACK POWER CORD.
Decoration: N/A

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Hewlett Packard Co., Meter, noise figure, between 1970–1979, Artifact no. 1989.0028, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1989.0028.001/

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