RADIO BUOY

T1979.60

Radio transmitter in canister fixed to steel lance. This unit is fixed into whale and act as a radio beacon to whale chasers. Obtained from whale chaser: Cheynes II.

Department: 

History Department

Collection

History Collection

Collection Item Data

Accession Number: T1979.60
Accession Date: 8 May 1979

Material

Plastic/Synthetic/Polymer

steel, plastic

Steel/Metal

Measurement

length1170mmlance
length400mm
diameter105mmradio

 


 

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