U.S. Army Signal Corps BC-32A radiotelegraph receiver
date: label: date made
content: 1919
name: label: maker
content: Western Electric
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Marked: "Signal Corps U.S. Army / Radio Telegraph Set / Box Type BC 32-A / Order No. SC 130350 / Date: 10-10-[19]19 / Made by: Western Electric Co., Inc. / Pat'd. in USA." Patent dates: 12/2/02; RE 8/4/03; RE 8/25/03; 8/16/04 - 4 pats.; 2/27/06; 4/17/06 - 2 pats. 5/8/06; 2/28/08; 6/13/11; 7/14/14; 3/2/15 - 2 pats.; 10/17/16; 7/3/17; Pats appd. for. Receiver employs five VT-1 tubes in a circuit permitting reception of CW or spark signals. Antenna current meter measuring from 0 to .5 amps is mounted on front panel. Other controls include coupling, wavelength, short wave - long wave switch, and amplification control with 5 point rotary switch. Usual binding posts are available for batteries and head telephones.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Work and Industry: Electricity
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: from Franklin Wingard
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: EM.320935
label: accession number
content: 241556
label: catalog number
content: 320935
objectType: label: Object Name
content: radio receiver
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 13 3/4 in x 18 1/4 in x 6 in; 34.925 cm x 46.355 cm x 15.24 cm