Vacuum tube

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OBJECT TYPE: OSCILLATOR/TRANSMITTER
DATE: 1968
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1995.0643.001

MANUFACTURER: VARIAN PALO ALTO TUBE DIV.
MODEL: VA221F
LOCATION: Palo Alto, California, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 45217
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL/ SYNTHETIC/ PAPER

Dimensions

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

Length: 9.5 cm
Width: 8.2 cm
Height: 6.4 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Vacuum Tubes
Category: Radar
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: VARIAN
Country: United States of America
State/Province: California
City: Palo Alto

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: PROBABLY 1970'S & 1980'S
Canada: Unknown
Function: USED TO SET UP & MAINTAIN OSCILLATIONS AT 5.985 TO 6.285 GHZ IN A MICROWAVE RELAY SYSTEM OR TO PROVIDE LOW POWER TRANSMISSIONS
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PRINTED ON BODY: 'VA[LOGO] Varian/ VA-221F/ MADE IN U.S.A.' '6852'/ STAMPED ON END: '45217'/ EMBOSSED ON END CAPS: 'VARIAN ASSOCIATES' 'LICENSED ONLY TO EXTENT INDICATED ONCARTON'/ PRINTED ON WAVEGUIDE COVER: 'VA [LOGO]'/ MOLDED IN WAVEGUIDE COVER: 'TECHNICAL PLASTIC CORP./ NORWOOD, MASS.'/ PRINTING ON BOX INCLUDES: 'varian/ KYLSTRON/ VA [LOGO]/ tube type VA-221F/ date shipped/ VA [LOGO] varian/ palo alto tube division/ 611 hansen way/ palo alto/ california 94303/ 1SW/ VA-221F/ Serial no. 45217'
Missing: N/A
Finish: BODY PAINTED GLASS GREEN WITH WHITE PRINTING/ BOX: YELLOW WITH BROWN PRINTING
Decoration: N/A

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VARIAN PALO ALTO TUBE DIV., Vacuum tube, circa 1968, Artifact no. 1995.0643, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1995.0643.001/

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