Radar set
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- OBJECT TYPE
- NAVAL
- DATE
- 1941–1943
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1970.0456.001
- MANUFACTURER
- NRC
- MODEL
- SW1C
- LOCATION
- Unknown
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General Information
- Serial #
- 113
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Unknown
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 53.3 cm
- Width
- 53.3 cm
- Height
- 81.3 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Communications
- Category
- Radar
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- NRC
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Worldwide
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- 1942-1943 (WWII)
- Canada
-
DEVELOPED BY THE NRC FOR THE CANADIAN NAVY BECAUSE AT THE TIME THERE WAS NO RADAR INDUSTRY IN CANADA. NAVAL RADAR REQUIREMENTS HAD TO BE PROVIDED BY BRITAIN WHICH WAS NOT CONSIDERED A SATISFACTORY ARRANGEMENT. - Function
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USED TO DETECT ENEMY SUBMARINES DURING WWI ON BOARD RCN VESSELS - Technical
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THE SW1C SET WAS CONSIDERED A 'MENACE' [REF.1] BY ITS USERS. THERE WERE NO TRAINED PERSONNEL FOR ON-BOARD MAINTENANCE AND IT SUFFERED FROM VARIOUS ELECTRICAL & MECHANICAL PROBLEMS (SEE. REF.1) WAS REPLACED BY THE SW2C. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- N/A
- Missing
- none evident
- Finish
- Unknown
- Decoration
- N/A
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NRC, Radar set, between 1941–1943, Artifact no. 1970.0456, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1970.0456.001/
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