Time and frequency standard synchronised through the Global Positioning Satellite System model GPS800

Made:
1998

Time and frequency standard synchronised through the Global Positioning Satellite System model GPS800, made by Time and Frequency Solutions in 1998, with aerial and 50 metres of aerial cable.

Details

Category:
Time Measurement
Object Number:
2004-54
Materials:
metal, plastic
Measurements:
overall (estimate): 100 x 500 x 400 mm
type:
global positioning system (gps) time and frequency standard.
credit:
Time and Frequency Solutions

Parts

Time and frequency standard synchronised through the Global Positioning Satellite System (also displays latitude and longitude), model GPS800, made by Time and Frequency Solutions in 1998.

GPS800

Time and frequency standard synchronised through the Global Positioning Satellite System (also displays latitude and longitude), model GPS800, made by Time and Frequency Solutions in 1998.

Measurements:
overall (estimate): 100 x 500 x 400 mm
Materials:
metal (unknown) and plastic (unidentified)
Object Number:
2004-54 Pt1
type:
global positioning system (gps) time and frequency standard.
Aerial and 50 metres of cable for Global Positioning Satellite synchronised time and frequency standard.

Aerial and cable for GPS Synchronised Time and Frequency Standard

Aerial and 50 metres of cable for Global Positioning Satellite synchronised time and frequency standard.

Materials:
metal (unknown) and plastic (unidentified)
Object Number:
2004-54 Pt2
type:
aerial
Aerial for Global Positioning Satellite synchronised time and frequency standard. Marked: ‘Radiocode Clocks Ltd. Science Museum. Loan 1’. Consists of hollow brown cylinder connecting to domed plastic top. Coaxial connection point inside tube.

Aerial for GPS Synchronised Time and Frequency Standard

Aerial for Global Positioning Satellite synchronised time and frequency standard. Marked: ‘Radiocode Clocks Ltd. Science Museum. Loan 1’. Consists of hollow brown cylinder connecting to domed plastic top. Coaxial connection point inside tube.

Measurements:
overall: 300 mm x 77 mm x 77 mm,
Materials:
metal (unknown) and plastic (unidentified)
Object Number:
2004-54 Pt2/1
type:
aerial
Part of:
2004-54 Pt2
50 metres of co-axial aerial cable for Global Positioning Satellite synchronised time and frequency standard.

Aerial cable for GPS Synchronised Time and Frequency Standard

50 metres of co-axial aerial cable for Global Positioning Satellite synchronised time and frequency standard.

Measurements:
overall: 67 mm x 683 mm x 587 mm,
Materials:
plastic (unidentified) and metal (unknown)
Object Number:
2004-54 Pt2/2
type:
cable
Part of:
2004-54 Pt2

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