Receiver, radio

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OBJECT TYPE: STD BCST-SW/TUBE/RACK
DATE: 1943
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1966.0554.001

MANUFACTURER: Radio Corp. of America
MODEL: AR-88-F
LOCATION: Camden, New Jersey, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: STEEL CHASSIS & FRONT PANEL; METAL; GLASS & SYNTHETIC COMPONENTS

Dimensions

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

Length: 48.3 cm
Width: 45.0 cm
Height: 26.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: RCA
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New Jersey
City: Camden

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: C.1943-1960
Canada: Unknown
Function: WITH TWO OTHER RECEIVERS, EACH CONNECTED TO A SEPARATE ANTENNA, CONNECTS SEPARATE AUDIO SIGNALS TO A COMBINING/SAMPLING PANEL. THIS PANEL SELECTS THE BEST SIGNAL FOR TRANSMISSION/RECEPTION.
Technical: DIVERSITY TERMINAL TYPE RADIO RECEIVERS WERE DESIGNED TO RECEIVE SIGNALS OVER GREATER DISTANCES, USUALLY OVERSEAS BROADCASTS. THIS TYPE OF SYSTEM USED PRIMARILY FOR HIGH SPEED TELEGRAPHY & TELEPRINTER TRAFFIC, AND SOME BROADCAST CIRCUITS.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PLATE SCREWED TO UNIT TOP READS: 'RCVR NO.52'/ '[RCA LOGO]/ AR-88/ FREQUENCY 540 KC TO 32 MC' APPEARS IN UPPER RIGHT OF FRONT/ RCA LOGO APPEARS ON RAISED DISk ON CENTRE FRONT/ ALL CONTROLS LABELLED/ PAPER LABEL INSIDE UNIT DAMAGED; READS: '[MODE]L AR-88-F COMMUNICATIONS RECEIVER/ FREQUENCY RANGE: 540-32,000 KILOCYCLES/ 110-125-150-210-240 VOLTS 50-60 CYCLES 100 WATTS/ LICENSED UNDER THE U.S. PATENT RIGHTS OF RADIO CORPORATION/ OF AMERICA, ONLY FOR USE AUTHORIZED BY CONTRACT OF SALE/ U.S. PATENTS/ [LIST]/ [LOGO]/ REG. U.S. PAT. OFF./ MARCA REGISTRADA/ LICENSED BY HAZELTINE CORP. UNDER ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING/ U.S. PATENTS AND UNDER PENDING APPLICATIONS/ [LIST]/ 29821-3 RADIO CORPORATION OF AMERICA, CAMDEN, N.J. U.S.A.'/ 'ALIGNMENT/ TOOLS MISSING' HANDWRITTEN IN PENCIL INSIDE UNIT
Missing: UNIT APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish: BLACK WRINKLE FINISH ON FRONT PANEL. FLAT BLACK ADJUSTMENT KNOBS; ALL CONTROLS LABELLED IN WHITE
Decoration: N/A

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Radio Corp. of America, Receiver, radio, circa 1943, Artifact no. 1966.0554, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1966.0554.001/

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