Transmitter, radar

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OBJECT TYPE: VHF-UHF/TUBES/REMOTE TUNING
DATE: 1944
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1967.1228.001

MANUFACTURER: Telefunken
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Federal Republic of Germany

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: CAST ALUMINUM FRAME/ GLASS VACUUM TUBES/ METAL AND SYNTHETIC WORKING PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length: 35.0 cm
Width: 30.0 cm
Height: 27.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Telefunken
Country: Federal Republic of Germany
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Europe
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1944-1950
Canada: Unknown
Function: USED TO CONVERT DIRECT CURRENT ENERGY INTO VHF RADIO FREQUENCIES. THE DEVELOPED RADIO FREQUENCY CURRENT COULD BE MODULATED BY A TIMED PULSE.
Technical: AN EXAMPLE OF GERMAN TECHNOLOGY CIRCA 1940. BOTH 671228 & 671277 CONTAIN TUBES DESIGNATED "WEHRMACHT", INDICATING THAT THIS UNIT WAS PROBABLY NOT SHIPBORNE (AS PER NRC LABELS) BUT MAY HAVE BEEN USED TO MONITOR THE CHANNEL.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: HANDWRITTEN ON BASE: '124-84E-1' '[?]4-84D-1''MR110''920338'/ DECAL ON PART OF APPARATUS READS: 'RO5/ LG12/ Rohrenfassung D 3102/ Bauart: Telefunken/ Gerat-Nr. 124-6034 A/ Anforderz. Ln 30122/ Hersteller: Telefunken'/ PRINTED ON VACUUM TUBE COMPARTMENT: 'WAHRMACHTELGENTUM/ 13/ 44'
Missing: ONE RD12TF TUBE
Finish: FRAME: FLAT BLACK ENAMEL/ TRANSFORMERS: GRAY ENALMEL
Decoration: N/A

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