Antenna stabilized platform

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OBJECT TYPE: PARABOLIC 2 M ANTENNA/SATELLITE
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1990.0003.001

MANUFACTURER: TECHWEST, DIV. OF FLEET AEROSPACE CORP.
MODEL: STARTRACK
LOCATION: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: T9734
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 9
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1 METAL WITH RUBBER EDGING AROUND CENTRE HOLE/.2-.6 METAL WITH SYNTHETIC WIRING, PARTS/.3-.6 METAL WITH SYNTHETIC PARTS/.7-.9 METAL CASING WITH SYNTHETIC & METAL PARTS.

Dimensions

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

Length: N/A
Width: 193.3 cm
Height: 32.0 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: TECHWEST
Country: Canada
State/Province: British Columbia
City: Vancouver

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: PLATFORM WAS DEVELOPED AT CRC. FIRST MODEL WAS TESTED ABOARD DRILL RIG OFF COAST OF NEWFOUNDLAND. TECHNOLOGY WAS THEN TRANSFERRED TO TECHNWEST OF B.C. FOR DEVELOPMENT OF COMMERCIAL PRODUCT.
Function: USED ON SEMI-SUBMERSIBLE DRILLING PLATFORMS TO COUNTERACT MOTION OF DRILL RIG & KEEP SATELLITE DISH ANTENNA POINTED AT SATELLITE (REF 2).
Technical: PLATFORM IS TECHWEST PROTOTYPE WHICH BELONGED TO CRC.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 GOLD DECAL ON BACK READING 'MADE IN CANADA/ ANDREW/ TYPE D6D-5'/ YELLOW DECAL READING '5'/ 'LL 0828-46756-0' INCISED ON EDGE/.2 DECALS READING 'ANDREW/ NO VERTEX/ PLATE/ REQUIRED', 'ANDREW/76565', PATENT DECAL, & ON PARTS 'TRANSMIT/ 14.0-1', 'MODEL WTF-75/ COM DEM' & 'SERIAL 110/ MADE IN/ CANADA'/.4 &.6 HANDWRITTEN IN BLACK MARKER 'S/N T9734'/.4 DECAL READING 'CRC VERIFI- CATION/89769'/.8 BLACK & WHITE SYNTHETIC PLATES FOR CONTROL FUNCTIONS, & BLUE & SILVER DECAL READING 'TECHWEST/ 3650 WESBROOK MALL/ VANCOUVER, B.C., V6S 2L2'.
Missing: .2 MISSING PART
Finish: .1 BACK & SIDES PAINTED BLUE-GRAY, FRONT METALLIC GREY, BLACK RUBBER/.2-.6 WHITE ENAMEL PAINTED METAL WITH MULTICOLOURED SYNTHETIC, GREY, & METALLIC PARTS/.7-.8 TEXTURED MEDIUM GREY PAINTED CASING SIDES & TOPS,& TEXTURED CHARCOAL GREY FRONTS WITH MULTICOLOURED SYNTHETIC, METALLIC & PLATEDPARTS/.9 METALLIC CASING WITH MULTICOLOURED SYNTHETIC.
Decoration: .7 BLACK & WHITE SYNTHETIC PLATES FOR CONTROL FUNCTIONS & READING 'REMOTE CONSOLE', & DECAL READING 'TECHWEST'/.9 BLACK & WHITE SYNTHETIC PLATES FOR CONTROL FUNCTIONS, & DECAL READING 'TECHWEST'.

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TECHWEST, DIV. OF FLEET AEROSPACE CORP., Antenna stabilized platform, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1990.0003, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1990.0003.001/

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