TWA Experimental Anti-Snow Static Loop Antenna, 1937
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Airport radio navigation beacons required pilots to listen for Morse code patterns to hold the correct course--notoriously difficult during storms. In 1936, Transcontinental & Western Air introduced an anti-snow directional antenna which could be used, in high-static situations, to "home in" on airport radio signals. This loop was housed in a sleek metal enclosure, protecting it from the elements.
Airport radio navigation beacons required pilots to listen for Morse code patterns to hold the correct course--notoriously difficult during storms. In 1936, Transcontinental & Western Air introduced an anti-snow directional antenna which could be used, in high-static situations, to "home in" on airport radio signals. This loop was housed in a sleek metal enclosure, protecting it from the elements.
Artifact
Radio antenna
Date Made
1937
Subject Date
1937-1938
Creators
Unknown
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
00.622.30
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Aluminum Alloy
Copper (Metal)
Wood (Plant material)
Wood composite
Dimensions
Height: 13 in
Width: 2.75 in
Length: 9 in
Inscriptions
handwritten: #31
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