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OBJECT TYPE: Frequency
DATE: 1965
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2005.0194.001

MANUFACTURER: King Radio Corp.
MODEL: KFS-540
LOCATION: Olathe, Kansas, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 1116
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Predom. aluminum; plastic face & dial.

Dimensions

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

Length: 13.0 cm
Width: 6.0 cm
Height: 6.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Aviation
Category: Aircraft instruments
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: King
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Kansas
City: Olathe

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Mfr. date given on plate is Oct. 1965; likely installed before the DHC-6 Twin Otter's first flight in 1965; removed after its last flight in Sept. 1973.
Canada: Unknown
Function: Used to select frequency for radio communications or radio navigation equipment.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Lettering on mfr. plate at back reads: "KING RADIO CORP./OLATHE KANSAS USA/KFS-540 FREQ. SEL./MFG. P/N 071.1010.09/S/N (engraved) 1116 WT. .5 LBS./DATE MFG (engraved) 10/65/TSO C66 CAT. B.I.P."; lettering on adhesive sticker affixed to side of housing reads: "Centrum avionics/Limited/SERVICED [blank]/OVERHAULED [blank]/INSTALLED [blank]/Date 5/1/73/W.O.# [illeg.]/AIRCRAFT ELECTRONICS ASSOCIATION/AEA/TORONTO [blank]/BUT[?]ONVILLE X"; lettering hand written on strip of masking tape on housing reads: 'CF-DHC"; lettering painted onface reads: "DME"; raised lettering on face reads: "KING".
Missing: N/A
Finish: Silver housing; black face & dial with graduated numbers in white.
Decoration: None.

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King Radio Corp., Switch, selector, 1965, Artifact no. 2005.0194, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/2005.0194.001/

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