Transmitter, 1917
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Artifact Overview
This quenched gap radio transmitter -- a type of spark gap transmitter -- would have transmitted radio waves used for Morse code signals in ship-to-shore communication. Spark gap transmitters, which used an electrical spark to generate radio waves, were the first means of practical radio transmission for the first thirty years of radio development.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Transmitter
Date Made
1917
Creator Notes
Possibly made by the Wireless Specialty Apparatus Company.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
36.157.107
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Metal
Color
Gray (Color)
Black (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 37 in
Width: 14 in
Length: 21.5 in
Inscriptions
on data plate:
2-K.W. TRANSMITTER CL346 / QUENCHED GAP CL310 / QUENCHED GAP UNITS / SMALL QUENCHED GAP GASKET CL459 / LARGE QUENCHED GAP GASKET CL453 / NON SYNCHRONOUS GAP SE64 / SWITCH BOARDS CL469 / WAVE CHANGER SE108 / LOADING COIL SE109 / MAIN HAND KEY CL462 / CONDENSER CD54ORCD158 / PROTECTIVE DEVICE CD53 / MOTOR GENERATOR CB226 / TRANSFORMER CAT 463 / ANTENNA SEND RECIEVE GROUND SWITCH CM412 / LIGHTENING SWITCH SE163 / TONE TESTER SE64
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