Transmitter, radio

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OBJECT TYPE: 300 W/DUAL CHANNEL/CW-MW-R/T
DATE: 1940
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1988.0416.001

MANUFACTURER: RCA Victor Co. Ltd.
MODEL: AT3
LOCATION: Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 238
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL/ GLASS/ SYNTHETIC

Dimensions

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

Length: 77.0 cm
Width: 53.5 cm
Height: 175.0 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: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: WWII
Canada: USED IN CANADA BY RCAF & MADE IN CANADA
Function: ORIGINALLY USED TO COMMUNICATE BETWEEN THE GROUND & TRAINING AIRCRAFT IN FLIGHT; ALSO USED FOR GENERAL RADIO COMMUNICATION.
Technical: THIS TYPE OF TRANSMITTER WAS USED EXTENSIVELY THROUGH WW II AND AFTER
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1: PLATE - 'TRANSMITTER TYPE AT3/ RCAF REFERENCE NO. 10A/1272/ RCAF SERIAL NO. 284/MANUFACTURED 1942 FOR/ ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE/ BY/ RCA VICTORCOMPANY LIMITED/ MONTREAL, CANADA'/ 'MODIFICATION NO./ 2'/ 'RECONDITIONED BY CANADIAN AVIATION/ ELECTRONICS LTD./ DATE JUNE 6 1965'/ LABEL: 'CANADA/ VE3MK/ ex-VOIT-VE3EHN-VO2KW-ZLOTAB ex-R.C.A.F. (Signals)/ OP: REV. W.C. (PADDY) SELLARS,/ 26 Tiverton Drive,/ Ottawa, Canada, K2E 6L5/ Tel. (613) 723-8940/ (Experimenting Since 1929)/ (Licenced Since 1938)'/ VARIOUS MARKINGS AROUND CONTROLS & ON METERS/ 'RCA' CREST NEAR TOP/ RCAF CREST ON FRONT
Missing: N/A
Finish: BLUE CABINET/ BLACK METER CASES & CONTROL KNOBS
Decoration: N/A

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RCA Victor Co. Ltd., Transmitter, radio, circa 1940, Artifact no. 1988.0416, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1988.0416.001/

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