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'Marconi' Self-Monitoring Receiver Type AD98, by Marconi Company, English, Mid 20th Century

Inventory Number 22068


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.22068

Item type
Object
Provenance
Presented by the Marconi Corporation.
Primary inscriptions
"'MARCONI' / SELF-MONITORING RECEIVER / TYPE AD/98 / EXPERIMENTAL" printed on plastic plaque attached to front vertical surface.
Object type
Radio communication
Dimensions
Height: 410mm Width: 220mm Depth: 220mm
Inventory No
22068
Accession Number
2004-9/406

Description

Marconi' Self-Monitoring Receiver Type AD98 with vertical front surface, in black steel container. With assorted black polished plastic? dials, knobs and switches, and a Perspex-covered tuning receiver drum. With assorted controls for sensitivity, aerial trimmer, mode (C.W., SCALE, TEL.), volume, a pair of guard channel switches, scale adjustment (scale -10,0,+10), AVC control, feeder and aerial push button. With side handles on front surface.