General Information

Serial #

24T6J

Part Number

1

Total Parts

10

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL CASINGS & PARTS/ SYNTHETIC CONTROLS, WIRING,PARTS.

Dimensions

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

Length

38.5 cm

Width

22.6 cm

Height

30.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Space Technology

Category

Space science

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Communications CA

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Ottawa

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

SPECIALIZED GROUND EQUIPMENT FOR ALOUETTE-ISIS SERIES OF SUCCESSFUL, INNOVATIVE SATELLITE USED IN PIONEERING IONOSPHERIC STUDIES.

Function

USED TO PRODUCE IONOGRAM IN READILY USABLE FORM. INFORMATION ON IONOSPHERE WAS RECEIVED BY GROUND STATION & RECORDED ON MAGNETIC TAPE & DISPLAYED ON OSCILLOSCOPE. THIS PICTURE WAS FILMED ON 35 MM CINE FILM PRODUCING RECORD CALLED IONOGRAM, WHICH COULD BE INTERPRETED BY SCIENTISTS.

Technical

DEVELOPED AT CRC FOR ALOUETTE-ISIS PROGRAM.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 HAND PRINTED IN BLACK 'ASSET/ 8933/ S/N 024T36J' & 'ISIS-A'/.1 LENS MARKED 'WOLLENSAK 50MM f/2 RAPTAR NO. E29877' & HOUSING MARKED 'HEAVY DUTYAlphax SYNCHROMATIC/ WOLLENSAK ROCHESTER U.S.A.'/.2 BLACK LETTERING READING 'MODEL 2 IONOGRAM DISPLAY GENERATOR SERIAL 103'/.3 BLACK LETTERING READING 'IONOGRAM DISPLAY PROCESSOR' & 'MODEL 2/ SERIAL 103'/.4 BLACK LETTERING READ- ING 'IONOGRAM PROCESSOR/ POWER SUPPLIES' & 'MODEL 2/ SERIAL NO. 103'/.4 DECAL READING 'DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS/ COMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH CENTRE'/.5 BLACK LETTERING READING '8 CHANNEL DIGITAL/ TO/ ANALOG CONVERTER/ CRC'/.2-.5 BLACK CONTROL FUNCTIONS/ .6 DECAL READING 'ELCO CORP./ VARIPAK/ WILLOW GROVE/ PA'

Missing

N/A

Finish

.1 MOTTLED GREY PAINTED CASING/.3-.5 BRUSHED METAL CASING FRONT AND/OR BACK PANELS/.1-.5 GOLD COLOURED CASING OR CHASSIS PARTS, PLATED & METALLIC PARTS, BLACK SYNTHETIC KNOBS, MULTICOLOURED SYNTHETIC PARTS, GREY PAINTED PARTS/.6 METALLIC RACK, MULTICOLOURED SYNTHETIC & METAL CIRCUIT BOARDS.

Decoration

.3-.5 BLACK LINING OUTLINING CONTROL PANELS ON FRONT AND/OR BACK.