Transmitter & receiver, radio

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OBJECT TYPE: LW/DC/TUBE-TRANSISTOR/AIRCRAFT
DATE: 1940
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1982.0793.001

MANUFACTURER: Bendix Radio, Div. of Bendix Aviation Corp.
MODEL: TR 5043
LOCATION: Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 108472
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL/ SYNTHETIC/ GLASS

Dimensions

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

Length: 41.0 cm
Width: 31.5 cm
Height: 24.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Bendix
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Maryland
City: Baltimore

Context

Country: Worldwide
State/Province: Unknown
Period: MADE FOR THE ARMED FORCES DURING WWII BUT USED FOR CIVILIAN PURPOSES PROBABLY UP TO THE 1960S
Canada: Unknown
Function: TO SEND & RECEIVE LONG WAVE RADIO SIGNALS IN AN AIRCRAFT
Technical: AFTER WWII AIRCRAFT EQUIPMENT USED BY THE FORCES WAS CONVERTED TO CIVIL AVIATION USE PENDING THE AVAILABILITY OF COMMERCIAL EQUIPMENT MADE SPECIFICALLY FOR THE PURPOSES
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PLATES: 'SIGNAL CORPS U.S. ARMY/ CASE CS-80-C/ SERIAL NO. L08472/ MADE BY/ BENDIX RADIO/ DIVISION OF BENDIX AVIATION CORPORATION/ BALTIMORE, MD. U.S.A.' 'TRANSMITTER-RECEIVER UNIT/ TYPE TR. 5043/ REF. NO. 110A/ 826/ A[CROWN] M'/ PRINTED ON TRANSMITTER PART: 'SC7658A/ SERIAL NO. 62101/ ORDER/ 11411/ HIGH OUTPUT TAP/ ELECTRONIC SQUELCH'/ PRINTED ON RECEIVER PART: 'SC7658A/ SERIAL NO./ 61 005/ ORDER/ 114[?]/ METER SWITCH'/ DIAL GRADATIONS ON BOTH UNITS: '100' TO '156'/ VARIOUS OTHER DESIGNATIONS/ PAPER AFFIXED TO UNIT: 'MOD. 70-71/ MOD. 08-5-18/ BC-624-AQ/ 1ST B.A.D./ SIGNAL MAINT./ AND REPAIR'
Missing: COAXIAL CABLES/ HEADPHONES/ MICROPHONE/ KNOBS/ CASE FRONT
Finish: CASE: BLACK CRINKLE
Decoration: N/A

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Bendix Radio, Div. of Bendix Aviation Corp., Transmitter & receiver, radio, circa 1940, Artifact no. 1982.0793, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1982.0793.001/

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