General Information

Serial #

523

Part Number

1

Total Parts

7

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

IRON FRAME & CROSSPIECES; GLASS & METAL (INCLUDING COPPER) COMPONENTS

Dimensions

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

Length

198.4 cm

Width

107.1 cm

Height

125.8 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

Canada

State/Province

New Brunswick

Period

THIS TRANSMITTER USED C. 1945 +

Canada

TRANSMITTERS FOR CBC'S NEW (1945) INTERNATIONAL SERVICE, WHICH BROADCAST TO EUROPE, THE WEST INDIES, MEXICO, SOUTH AMERICA, NEW ZEALAND & AUSTRALIA. DURING THE LAST YEAR OF WWII CBC BROADCAST EXTENSIVELY TO CDN SERVICEMEN, IN BOTH OFFICIAL LANGUAGES, & TRIED TO INFLUENCE GERMAN OPINION TOWARDS CANADA, THE UN, ETC.

Function

RADIO TRANSMITTER USED BY C.B.C. FOR BROADCASTING.

Technical

UNIQUE ANTENNA SYSTEM & LOCATION IN NB, WHICH PLACED CANADIAN SIGNALS OUTSIDE THE INTERFERENCE AREA OF THE NORTH MAGNETIC POLE, COMBINED TO MAKE CANADIAN SHORT WAVE SIGNALS THE STRONGEST HEARD IN EUROPE FROM NORTH AMERICA IN 1945.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

'LAPP STEATITE' APPEARS ON ALL 46 GLASS TUBES/.2 BULLETIN BOXES BEAR FOLLOWING INFO: 'BULLETIN 801/ TYPE ASN2-3X/ A.C.-10 AMP. 110, 220, 440, 550 V./ D.C. 2.5 AMP. 115 V; 1.25 AMP, 230 V./ A-B/ QUALITY [LOGO]/ ALLEN- BRADLEY/ CANADA LIMITED/ ONTARIO'/ 4 BULLETIN BOXES BEAR FOLLOWING INFO.: 'ALLEN-BRADLEY BULLETIN-801/ TYPE ASN2-3X/ LIMIT SWITCH/ MAX. VOLTS-600 A.C. & D.C./ A-B/ QUALITY [LOGO]/ ALLEN-BRADLEY CO./ MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN/ MADE IN U.S.A.'/ 2 BOXES MARKED ONLY 'TOP END'/.2: ALL DIALS, SWITCHES, ETC. LABELLED/MARKINGS CONTINUED IN SUPP. INFO.

Missing

MANY UNIDENTIFIED MISSING PARTS.

Finish

PAINTED BLACK

Decoration

N/A