General Information

Serial #

50-02557

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL CASING, PARTS/ SYNTHETICCORD COVER.

Dimensions

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

Length

11.4 cm

Width

6.5 cm

Height

6.0 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 IN REMOTE AREAS OF CANADA.

Function

NOISE SOURCE WHICH PROVIDES NOISE SPECTRUM TO NOISE FIGURE METER (890028) IN ORDER TO MEASURE & DISPLAY NOISE FIGURE OF RECEIVER OR AMPLIFIER (NOISE FIGURE IS MEASURE OF DETERIORATION OF SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO CAUSED BY AMPLIFYING DEVICE.

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

PLATE READING 'V.H.F. NOISE SOURCE/ MODEL 343A/ SER. 050-02557/ HEWLETT PACKARD/ MADE IN U.S.A.'/ WHITE LETTERING ON SIDES READING 'FREQUENCY 10-600 MC/ IMPEDANCE 50 OHMS/ CURRENT 3.31 MA' & 'OUTPUT/ (T/To-1)=5.2 DB'/ DECAL READING 'C.R.C./ INSTRUMENT SERVICES/ LEVEL 1 TRACEABLE TO NRC/ CALIBRATED 24-11-78 RECAL 11-79'/ RAISED 'CANNON' & INCISED 'VK-5-220 5/16' ON PLUG/ WHITE HANDWRITTEN TAG READING 'ASSET #/ 03911/02'.

Missing

N/A

Finish

DARK GREY PEBBLED CASING FINISH/ PLATED & METALLIC PARTS/LIGHT GREY SYNTHETIC.

Decoration

N/A