Generator, noise

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OBJECT TYPE: H BAND
DATE: 1970–1979
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1989.0030.001

MANUFACTURER: Hewlett Packard Co.
MODEL: WAVE GUIDE/H BAND
LOCATION: United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 179
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL/ SYNTHETIC WIRING

Dimensions

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

Length: 40.1 cm
Width: 8.1 cm
Height: 4.8 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 RADAR & OTHER MICROWAVE RECEIVERS (NOISE FIGURE IS MEASURE OF DETERIORATION OF SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO CAUSED BY AMPLIFYING DEVICE).
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PLATE READING 'NOISE SOURCE/ MODEL H347A SER. 179/ U.S. PAT. 2,942,204/ HEWLETT PACKARD/ MADE IN U.S.A.'/ HANDWRITTEN LABEL READING 'ASSET #/ 03911/01'/ DECAL READING 'CRC/ INVENTORY/ 58'.
Missing: N/A
Finish: DARK GREY PEBBLED CASING FINISH/ PLATED & METALLIC PARTS/LIGHT GREY SYNTHETIC.
Decoration: N/A

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Hewlett Packard Co., Generator, noise, between 1970–1979, Artifact no. 1989.0030, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1989.0030.001/

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