General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

2

Total Parts

3

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Metal reel and container with synthetic tape

Dimensions

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

Length

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Width

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Height

1.7 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

27.5 cm

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Communications

Category

Radio

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Ampex

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

British Columbia

Period

THIS UNIT USED BY DONOR BETWEEN 1963 AND 1996

Canada

PART OF THE CBC RADIO BROADCAST STUDIO INSIDE THE REGIONAL EMERGENCY GOVERNMENT HEADQUARTERS, NANAIMO, B.C. THIS WAS ONE OF 7 UNDERGROUND BUNKERS BUILT ACROSS CANADA FROM 1959-1963 TO SHELTER GOVERNMENTAND MILITARY OFFICIALS, PROVIDE COMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES, AND ENSURE "CONTINUITY OF GOVERNMENT" AFTER A NUCLEAR ATTACK.

Function

A recording and playback medium for use with a reel-to-reel audio tape recorder-player.

Technical

PART OF A "PACKAGED" STUDIO CONTROL SYSTEM WHICH PROVIDED, IN ONE UNIT, ALL FACILITIES REQUIRED TO OPERATE AND AM OR FM BROADCAST STATION. UNIT INCLUDES JACK FIELD AND MCCURDY MONITOR AMPS IN ADDITION TO TAPE TRANSPORT MECHANISM AND ELECTRONIC ASSEMBLIES. TUBE TECHNOLOGY.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Written with paint on the outside of the container: "SUN/ DD/ #39/ 0800-1200"/ Engraved on both sides of the reel: "AMPEX"

Missing

Appears complete

Finish

Grey textured-finished metal container with blue-green painted markings on the lid and a dull silver-coloured metal reel wound with black synthetic tape.

Decoration

N/A