Transmitter & receiver, radio

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OBJECT TYPE: VHF/Aircraft
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1989.0501.001

MANUFACTURER: Nova-Tech Inc.
MODEL: Nova Star Air-O-Ear
LOCATION: Manhattan Beach, California, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: predom steel & aluminum; plastic dial knobs

Dimensions

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

Length: 22.0 cm
Width: 14.3 cm
Height: 9.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Nova Tech
Country: United States of America
State/Province: California
City: Manhattan Beach

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: possibly 1950's or 1960's
Canada: Unknown
Function: installed aboard aricraft to send & receive radio voice communications
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: lettering painted on face plate reads: "nova Star AIR-O-EAR VHF RADIO/vova-tech, inc./MANHATTAN BEACH, CALIF." lettering painted on underside of unit reads: "FOR MAXIMUM TRANSMITTER OUTPUT/[1.] Connect antenna and adjust antenna trimmer con[trol?]/on top dust cover (rear) for maximum [b]ulb brightness./2. Adjust final and doubler slug for maximum bulb brightness./3. Set bulb brightness to comfortable level with bulb trimmer./4. Use only Nova-Tech Type S-10 crystals to prevent severe/transmitter damage./This radio is wired for 3 antennas [and?]/transmits on the vertical whip and receives/on the OMNI antenna. If radio is to be used/without OMNI, remove perforated wrap and/solder the white wire to the OMNI antenna/jack. Plug vertical whip antenna into/ANT. JACK and radio will then receive and/transmit from the whip antenna." lettering on adhesive label affixed to side reads: "MORSE/AVIONICS LTD./Ottawa International/Airport/Ottawa Canada"; lettering painted on back of unit reads: "SER# [blank] VOLTAGE [blank]/PROTECTED BY U.S. AND FOREIGN PATENTS/U.S. PAT. NO. 2843735/NOVA-TECH. INC. MANHATTAN BEACH, CALIFORNIA"; lettering hand written in pen on patch of masking tape on back reads: "#2047"
Missing: N/A
Finish: predom. black; silver receptors & white detail on face plate
Decoration: starburst & airplane profile symbols along top of face plate

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Nova-Tech Inc., Transmitter & receiver, radio, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1989.0501, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1989.0501.001/

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