Demodulator

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OBJECT TYPE: FM/SATELLITE
DATE: 1980–1989
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1989.0050.001

MANUFACTURER: SED SYSTEMS INC.
MODEL: HACBSS/ 8803-20
LOCATION: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: DEM010
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL CASING & PARTS/ SYNTHETIC LIGHT, POWER CORD, CONTROL.

Dimensions

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

Length: 25.9 cm
Width: 21.5 cm
Height: 8.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Space Technology
Category: Communications
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: SED
Country: Canada
State/Province: Saskatchewan
City: Saskatoon

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: DEMODULATOR BUILT BY SED ON CONTRACT FUNDED BY DOC, DSS, & EXTERNAL AFFAIRS AS PROTOTYPE FOR AUSTRALIAN SATELLITE COMMUNICA- TIONS SYSTEM. IT WAS TESTED AT CRC BUT NOT USED IN CANADA (REF 2).
Function: PART OF HACBSS EARTH TERMINAL, WHICH RECEIVED TELEVISION SIGNALS ALONGWITH SEVERAL AUDIO SUB-CARRIERS OR AUDIO CHANNELS.
Technical: DEVELOPED AS PROTOTYPE OF UNIT TO BE ADDED TO TVRO (TV RECEIVE ONLY) TOPROVIDE FM RADIO RECEPTION (REF 2).
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: DECAL ON FRONT WITH LOGO & READING 'SED SYSTEMS INC./ SASKATOON CANADA'/ BLACK LETTERING ON FRONT FOR ON-OFF SWITCH & READING 'FM CONVERTER'/ DECAL ON BACK READING 'SED SYSTEMS INC./ SASKATOON, CANADA/ HACBSS Radio Conv./Part No. 8803-20/ Serial DEMO10'/ WHITE LETTERING ON BACK FOR CONTROL FUNCTIONS/ DECAL ON FRONT READING 'VERIFICATION-CRC/ 23436'.
Missing: N/A
Finish: BLUE TEXTURED CASING TOP & SIDES, FLAT BLACK BACK, OFF-WHITE FRONT/ PLATED SWITCH/ METALLIC PARTS/ BLACK CORD & CONTROL KNOB/ RED LAMP.
Decoration: 2 PAIRS OF WHITE HORIZONTAL PARALLEL LINES ACROSS FRONT.

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SED SYSTEMS INC., Demodulator, between 1980–1989, Artifact no. 1989.0050, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1989.0050.001/

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