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Title:
Early ground radar transmitter, type TF3, made at Bawdsey 1936-1938
Object name(s):
radar transmitter; radar transmitter
Brief description:
Early ground radar transmitter, type TF3, serial no. 001, late 1930s (Transfer sponsored by the radio and cable board). The TF3 used two NT46 or two NT57 silica radio valves to drive two more NT57 valves in a neutralised push-pull amplifier.
Collection:
Science Museum Group
Credit line:
Air Ministry (WC2)
Dimension:
depth
Dimension measurement unit:
in
Dimension value:
37
Dimension:
depth
Dimension measurement unit:
mm
Dimension value:
940
Dimension:
height
Dimension measurement unit:
in
Dimension value:
71 7/8
Dimension:
height
Dimension measurement unit:
mm
Dimension value:
1825
Dimension:
width
Dimension measurement unit:
in
Dimension value:
80 11/16
Dimension:
width
Dimension measurement unit:
mm
Dimension value:
2050
Object name:
radar transmitter; radar transmitter
Object production date:
Date - earliest / single:
1936
Date - latest:
1938
Object production date:
Date - association:
made
Date - earliest / single:
1936
Date - latest:
1938
Object production place:
Bawdsey, Suffolk, England
Other number:
1947-137/1
Other number type:
accession number
Other number:
127/51/1
Other number type:
file number
Responsible department/section:
SCM - Radio Communication
Non confidential restriction level:
level2

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/a6270942-fddb-3e25-989e-4bd0a76d8b48

Use licence for this record: CC BY

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/a6270942-fddb-3e25-989e-4bd0a76d8b48, Science Museum Group, CC BY

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