Mobile 6-volt radio transmitter and receiver
date: label: date made
content: ca 1940
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: A mobile radio transmitter and receiver used by Civilian Defense during World War II to maintain contact between control centers in the event of telephone or power failure. Range approximately 10 miles. A black steel casing with vent holes and handle on top, vent holes on back and both sides. Two large dials on front both graduated 0 to 100: "Send" and "Receive". Two variable position knobs with settings 1 through 6: "Gain Control" and "Regeneration." One three-position switch labeled: "Send", "Rec." and "Stand By". Socket labeled "Microphone" and two ceramic insulated binding posts. Paper label on top: "WJDC - 204 / 115 Meg. / Trans Dial .... 32.5 / Receiving " .. 30.0". Stenciled on top: "WJDC 43". Socket on back labeled: "Speech Amplifier". Cloth insulated wires. Antenna is detached from unit.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
setName: label: See more items in
content: Work and Industry: Electricity
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: from Civil Defense Post 47-E-1; thru Hayner H. Gordon
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: EM.313220
label: catalog number
content: 313220
label: accession number
content: 170295
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Transceiver
label: Object Name
content: radio transceiver
label: Other Terms
content: Transceiver; Radio
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: without antenna: 12 1/2 in x 12 in x 9 1/2 in; 31.75 cm x 30.48 cm x 24.13 cm