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OBJECT TYPE: MARINE/12.5 CM
DATE: 1969
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.0956.001

MANUFACTURER: Canadian Marconi Co.
MODEL: VOYAGEUR LN55
LOCATION: Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 1358
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL CASE & KNOBS/ GLASS TUBE/ SYNTHETIC SCREEN/ SYNTHETIC & METAL WORKING PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length: 53.5 cm
Width: 33.0 cm
Height: 28.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Marine Transportation
Category: Navigation instruments & equipment
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Marconi
Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: LATE 1960'S AND 1970'S
Canada: USED AND MANUFACTURED IN CANADA
Function: TO ENABLE AN OPERATOR TO DETERMINE THE DISTANCE & THE BEARING FROM THE RADAR ANTENNA OF ALL SUBJECTS WITHIN ITS RANGE & GIVE AN INDICATION OF THEIR SIZE & SHAPE BY DOING CALCULATIONS RELATED TO THE ELECTRON BEAMS DISPLAYED ON THE SCREEN OF THE DISPLAY UNIT.
Technical: TYPE SAMPLE OF CANADIAN MADE MARINE RADAR OF THE PERIOD
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFR'S PLATE: 'VOYAGEUR MARINE RADAR MODEL LN55/ 5" DISPLAY TYPE LN55/6 SERIAL 1358/ DATE OF MANUFACTURE 1969/ FCC TYPE APPROVED U.S.PAT. 2803819/ MADE IN CANADA BY CANADIAN MARCONI COMPANY'/ PRINTED ON FRONT PANEL: 'VOYAGEUR V BY CMC [LOGO]'/ [GRADUATED DIAL FROM '0' TO '350' MARKED AROUND SCREEN]/ [LABELS AROUND KNOBS:] GAIN STANDBY/ TUNE/ SHIFT/ SHIFT/ BEARING/ SEA CLUTTER/ POWER/ RAIN FTC/ PANEL LIGHTS/ RANGE RINGS 1/2 2 8 16/ INTENSITY/ RANGE RINGS/ HEADING MARKER'.
Missing: N/A
Finish: LIGHT GREY CRACKLED CASE/ DARKER GREY FRONT PANEL WITH WHITE PRINTING/ ORANGE SCREEN.
Decoration: MODEL NAME & MFR'S LOGO ON TOP PART OF FRONT PANEL/ DECORATIVE KNOBS

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Canadian Marconi Co., Display unit, 1969, Artifact no. 1987.0956, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1987.0956.001/

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