General Information

Serial #

PROTOTYPE

Part Number

1

Total Parts

9

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 METAL CASING & PARTS; SYNTHETIC PARTS/.2-.3 METAL CASING & HARDWARE/.4-.5 SYNTHETIC RADOME & GASKET/.6-.7 METAL BASEPLATE, METAL & SYNTHETIC ANTENNA, SYNTHETIC PARTS, SYNTHETIC RADOME/.8 ALL METAL/.9 METAL CASING & PARTS, SYNTHETIC PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length

52.5 cm

Width

37.5 cm

Height

22.2 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Space Technology

Category

Communications

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Communications CA

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Ottawa

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

EARLY 1990'S

Canada

SECOND PROTOTYPE OF VOICE SATCOM SYSTEM DEVELOPED FOR ONTARIO AIR AMBULANCE SERVICE BY CRC WITH GOV'T OF ONTARIO. OBJECT WAS TO ENABLE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN DOCTORS OR PARAMEDICS FLYING IN NORTHERN ONTARIO IN AIR AMBULANCES WITH DOCTORS IN TORONTO HOSPITALS.

Function

VOICE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM WHICH USED SATELLITE TO LINK AIRBORNE MEDICAL PERSONNEL IN REMOTE LOCATIONS WITH SPECIALISTS IN LARGE HOSPITALS. THIS CONFIGURATION WAS USED WITH HELICOPTERS.

Technical

SECOND OAAS SATCOM SERVICE WAS ONE OF FIRST SATCOMS FOR MILITARY OR CIVILIAN USE FOR HELICOPTERS. THIS SYSTEM HAD THREE ANTENNAS, ONE FLAT ONE ON EACH SIDE OF FUSELAGE & ONE MOUNTED ON AIRCRAFT NOSE WHICH COULD ROTATE TO MAXIMIZE SIGNAL GAIN. OAAS 2 USED ADAPTIVE COMPASSES RATHER THAN GYRO SYSTEM.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 PLATE WITH INCISED WHITE LETTERING READING "Aeronautical Satcom Voice Terminal/ Part No. OAAS-2/ 28 VDC/120 VAC @ 400Hz supply/ 20 Watts RF output @ L Band/ 9 Beam Antenna/Adaptative Steering/ Certified for airborne use as per/ RTCA/DO-1608/ Jointly developed by the Government of Canada / Dept. of/ Communications and the Government/ of Ontario Ministries of Health; Government Services; and Culture and Communications."/.2 BLUE & WHITE LABEL READS "CAL", HANDWRITTEN PAPER LABELS READ "STBD" ON.2, "PORT" ON.3/.4-.5 HANDWRITTEN TAPE LABELS READ "AERO-NOVATION" & ON.5 "JOB 7338" & "L/H"; ON.6 "NO. 7338" & "R/H"/ CONT'D IN DECORATION

Missing

UNKNOWN

Finish

.1 GLOSSY BLACK PAINTED FINISH; METALLIC & PLATED PARTS; WHITE SYNTHETIC/.2-.3 LIGHT GREY PAINTED EXTERIOR WITH GOLD PAINTED HARDWARE/.4-.5 WHITE RADOME, DARK GREY GASKET/.6 GOLD COLOURED BASEPLATE, ANTENNA, PARTS; GOLD COLOURED & WHITE SYNTHETIC ANTENNA; MULTICOLOURED SYNTHETIC; WHITE RADOME/.7 SAME EXCEPT METALLIC BASEPLATE/.8 ANODIZED BLACK FINISH ON CASING, METALLIC & PLATED PARTS/.9 ANODIZED BLACK FINISH ON CASING

Decoration

MARKINGS CONT'D:.6-.7 BLUE OR BLACK "CRC" LOGO ON EITHER SIDE OF RADOME/.6INTERIOR OF RADOME STAMPED "RADOME SER. 1002", WITH LABEL READING "S/N 003"/.7 ALSO STAMPED "RADOME SER. 1002" WITH LABEL "SN 002"/.8.8 INCISED WHITE LETTERING READS "3-D MAGNETIC FIELD SENSOR" & "COMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH CENTRE"; PRINTED LABEL READS "OAAS1 TIMMINS"/.9.9 PLATE WITH INCISED WHITE LETTERING READS "MOBILE SATCOM DIPLEXOR / ANTENNA SWITCH/ DGRC / DSAT - MOBILE TERM. DEV. GROUP/ DEPT. OF COMMUNICATIONS / GOV'T OF CANADA"