Transmitter, radio

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OBJECT TYPE: SW/1 KW/49 METER BAND
DATE: 1937
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1986.0741.001

MANUFACTURER: ROGERS
MODEL: CFRX
LOCATION: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 15
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL CABINET &SOME WORKING PARTS/ SYNTHETIC, GLASS & CERAMIC WORKING PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length: N/A
Width: N/A
Height: 2.4 m
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Communications
Category: Radio
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: ROGERS
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Toronto

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: 1937 TO 1983
Canada: BUILT & USED IN CANADA
Function: TO GENERATE & AMPLIFY A RADIO FREQUENCY CARRIER SIGNAL, MODULATE IT, AND RADIATE IT INTO SPACE ON THE 49 METER SHORTWAVE BAND.
Technical: TYPE SAMPLE OF LOCALLY BUILT SHORTWAVE BROADCAST TRANSMITTER (IKW) USED TO TRANSMIT CANADIAN PROGRAMMES TO REMOTE PARTS OF CANADA & OTHER COUNTRIES.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PLATE ON FRONT: 'HIGH FREQUENCY/ TRANSMITTER/ 6070/ KILOCYCLES'/ DYNO-TAPE LABELS: 'CFRX OFF/ REMOTE ALARM/ DISABLE/ NORMAL/ CHECK FREQUENCY/ AFTER RETUNE OF TX'/ PRINTED AROUND CONTROLS: 'SWITCH/BYPASS' 'FINAL/PLATE VOLTAGE' 'P.A.' 'MOD.' 'OVERLOAD RESET' 'EXCITER' 'FILAMENTS'/ PRINTED BELOW METERS: 'GRID CURRENT' 'POWER AMPL[?]TE CURRENT' 'PLATE VOLTAGE' 'MODULATOR[?]TE CURRENT' 'FILAMENT VOLTAGE'/ DYNOTAPE ON BACK: 'INCIDENT/ DEF/ REFLECTED' 'INSITIVITY' 'CALIBRATE'
Missing: N/A
Finish: CABINET PAINTED VARIOUS SHADES OF GREY/ UNFINISHED METAL PANELS & RODS ON DOORS PLUS TRIM AROUND TOP/ BLACK METAL METER CASES/ WHITE PRINTING
Decoration: DOOR PANELS CONSIST OF A SERIES OF HORIZONTAL METAL RODS/CONTRASTING GREY COLOURS ON CABINET/ AESTHETICALLY ARRANGED LIGHTS, KNOBS & METERS

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ROGERS, Transmitter, radio, 1937, Artifact no. 1986.0741, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1986.0741.001/

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