General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

2

Total Parts

21

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL, GLASS, SYNTHETIC & RUBBER COMPONENTS.

Dimensions

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

Length

81.0 cm

Width

66.0 cm

Height

70.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Communications

Category

Radar

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Decca

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Toronto

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Quebec

Period

THIS EQUIPMENT USED 1968 TO 1990.

Canada

EQUIPMENT FROM CANADA'S FIRST VESSEL TRAFFIC SERVICES (VTS) CENTRE, USED IN THE PORT OF MONTREAL 1968-1990. THIS CENTRE WAS 1 0F 2 MAJOR COMM. JUNCTIONS IN A LARGER VHF RADIO NETWORK CONSISTING OF 6 SHORE CENTRES AND 18 REPORTING POINTS EST'D ALONG THE ST. LAWRENCE FROM LES ESCOUMINS (EAST) TO MONTREAL (WEST).

Function

Part of a system to monitor the flow of marine traffic within a specified area. This unit was specifically used to allow the operators to read the radar signals.

Technical

THE VTS CENTRE USED RADAR & RADIO TO MONITOR AND CONTROL SHIPPING TRAFFIC IN MONTREAL HARBOUR 24 HOURS A DAY. IT WAS BASED ON STANDARD SHIPBOARD RADAR EQ., AUGMENTED BY STANDARD MICROWAVE TRANSMISSION LINKS AND A SIMPLE SUPERVISORY CONTROL UNIT DESIGNED BY DECCA RADAR CANADA. (REF.1)

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

All controls, etc. labelled. "DECCA RADAR" appears on several plates mounted on unit. Decal on back reads "DISPLAY UNIT TYPE 4828/ CLASS B SERIAL NO. P0047/ COMPASS SAFE DISTANCE / STANDARD 7 FT. STEERING 4 ½ FT./ DECCA RADAR LTD./ MADE IN ENGLAND. "/ .2PT control box fitted to cabling bears decal reading " DECCA RADAR/ JUNCTION BOX/ TYPE 3556 ". All connections, etc. labelled./ .2PT black cone-shaped housing is unmarked./ .2PT triangular silver metal frame is unmarked.

Missing

N/A

Finish

Dark blue enamel finish.

Decoration

N/A