Papers of Grote Reber > Antennas Series > Wheaton Antenna Unit

Collection Items

Description: Includes 1937-1947 Summary of Costs
Start Date: 1947

Summary sheet
Start Date: 1937

Labor 1947
Start Date: 1947

Material purchases 1947
Start Date: 1947

Start Date: 1946

Labor 1946
Start Date: 1946

Purchase materials 1946
Start Date: 1946

Start Date: 1945

Labor 1945
Start Date: 1945

Purchase material 1945
Start Date: 1945

Start Date: 1944

Labor 1944
Start Date: 1944

Purchase material 1944
Start Date: 1944

Start Date: 1943

Labor 1943
Start Date: 1943

Purchase material 1943
Start Date: 1943

Start Date: 1942

Labor 1942
Start Date: 1942

Used meters purchased
Start Date: 1942-01-10

Material purchase 1942
Start Date: 1942

Start Date: 1941

Labor 1941
Start Date: 1941

Purchases 1941
Start Date: 1941

Start Date: 1940

Labor 1940
Start Date: 1940

Sent tubes; work; experiments
Start Date: 1940-07-08

Purchase material 1940
Start Date: 1940

Start Date: 1937

Cash paid for labor
Start Date: 1937

Material on hand and used in project
Start Date: 1937

List of purchases and labor costs
Start Date: 1937

List of purchased paint
Start Date: 1937-06-31

List of purchased materials
Start Date: 1937

Start Date: 1947

NBS CRPL report p.12-13, 26
Start Date: 1949-04

NBS CRPL report p.13-14
Start Date: 1949-01

Specifications for Repair and Construction of Antenna
Start Date: 1948-01

NBS CRPL report p.27-29
Start Date: 1948-10

NBS CRPL report p.27-28
Start Date: 1948-09

NBS CRPL report p.30
Start Date: 1948-09

NBS CRPL report p.7
Start Date: 1948-06-30

NBS CRPL report p.30
Start Date: 1948-06

NBS CRPL report p.9
Start Date: 1948-05

NBS CRPL report p.4
Start Date: 1948-01

NBS CRPL report p.4
Start Date: 1947-12

NBS CRPL report p.8
Start Date: 1947-09

NBS CRPL report p.8
Start Date: 1947-08

NBS CRPL report p.5
Start Date: 1947-05

NBS CRPL report p.4
Start Date: 1947-03-31

Start Date: 1947

Workmen's Compensation Insurance Notice
Start Date: 1947-09-12

Delay of shipment of remaining items
Start Date: 1947-08-12

Wage and hour information
Start Date: 1947-08-07

Shipment details
Start Date: 1947-07-15

Purchase order
Start Date: 1947-06-23

Final contract
Start Date: 1947-05-28

Contract for cosmic noise measuring apparatus
Start Date: 1947-05-21

Contract for cosmic noise measuring apparatus
Start Date: 1947-05-15

Shipment of cosmic noise measuring equipment from Wheaton to NBS
Start Date: 1947-03-27

Weight of shipment
Start Date: 1947-03-15

GR line drawing of antenna
Start Date: 1947-05-12

Turntable foundation cosmic noise measuring gear
Start Date: 1947-05

Specifications on GR's equipment
Start Date: 1947-03-15

Car load rates
Start Date: 1947-03-15

Start Date: 1942

Capacity of Antenna Condenser
Start Date: 1943-01-27

Circuit/interstage/diode/input/antenna calculations
Start Date: 1942-12-31

Design of Input Circuit
Start Date: 1943-01-18

Calculated sample
Start Date: 1943-01-18

160 mc Receiver Design
Start Date: 1942-04-26

Line drawing Part B 1 req'd 24 5/8"x17
Start Date: 1943-03-07

Line drawing View A-A
Start Date: 1943-01-25

Line drawing Part A 1 req'd 37 5/8"x20 1/4"
Start Date: 1943-02-07

Line drawing - grid lines
Start Date: 1943-01-25

Sheet metal layout
Start Date: 1942

Ring
Start Date: 1943-03-09

Tube socket
Start Date: 1943-01-10

Schematics
Start Date: 1942-05-12

Schematics parts A through I
Start Date: 1943-03-07

Start Date: 1938

-28° declination
Start Date: 1938-11-04

-27° declination
Start Date: 1938-11-03

-27° declination
Start Date: 1938-11-02

160 mc; -26.5° declination
Start Date: 1938-11-01

160 mc; 22° altitude; 26° declination; clock correct
Start Date: 1938-10-31

-27° declination
Start Date: 1938-10-26

160 mc; 22° altitude; 26° declination; clock correct
Start Date: 1938-10-28

160 mc; 22° altitude; 26° declination; clock correct
Start Date: 1938-10-27

160 mc; 22° altitude; 26° declination
Start Date: 1938-10-26

160 mc; 20° altitude; 28° declination
Start Date: 1938-10-18

160 mc; 18° altitude; 30° declination
Start Date: 1938-10-17

160 mc; 16° altitude; 32° declination
Start Date: 1938-10-16

-33.5 degrees declination
Start Date: 1938-10-15

160 mc/7.2 v. fil.
Start Date: 1938-10-14

160 mc/7.2 volts fil. constant
Start Date: 1938-10-13

160 mc/7.25 volts
Start Date: 1938-10-12

160 mc/7.0 volts
Start Date: 1938-10-10

Scanning at -29° Declination. F=893 mc
Start Date: 1938-06-09

Scale deflection in percent
Start Date: 1938-06-04

Start Date: 1936

Rafter supports calculations
Start Date: 1936

Computed ordinated
Start Date: 1960-09-06

Drilling calculations
Start Date: 1936

Calculations: point, ordinate, ordinate, computed, actual, difference
Start Date: 1960-08-28

Vertical numbers notes and calculations
Start Date: 1960-08-28

On numbers L1 & M drill 1/4" holes
Start Date: 1960-08-28

Calculations a through u
Start Date: 1936

Line drawings - beams
Start Date: 1936

Detail of joint between 6' and 8' rafters
Start Date: 1936

Line drawing, vertical scale 3"=1'; Horizontal scale 1"=1'
Start Date: 1936

New outside rib layout
Start Date: 1960-08-28

Point radial
Start Date: 1936

Detail of inside rafters
Start Date: 1936

New outside rib cutting schedule
Start Date: 1960-08-28

Detail of outside rafters
Start Date: 1936

Parabolic surface drawings and calculations
Start Date: 1936

Calculations on the parabolic surface
Start Date: 1937-06-20

Line drawings for antenna construction; alphabetized sequence #2
Start Date: 1936

Wooden parts
Start Date: 1936

Lumber required
Start Date: 1936

Scale drawing of a square
Start Date: 1960-09-09

Vertical stiffner of side circle
Start Date: 1960-09-09

Scale drawing of antenna part
Start Date: 1936

List of bolts and screws
Start Date: 1960-08-30

Base of tower calculations
Start Date: 1936

Part A & B measurements
Start Date: 1936

Part A and B cut from aluminum - line drawings and notes
Start Date: 1960-06-02

Field drawing from old galvanized iron sheets
Start Date: 1936

Line drawings #3
Start Date: 1936

Clamp strap for 900 mc drum chamber
Start Date: 1936

Test of wood
Start Date: 1936

Start Date: 1936

Start Date: 1936

Assembly instructions for Wheaton mirror
Start Date: 1936

Calculation of counterweights
Start Date: 1938-06-29

Line drawings #1
Start Date: 1936

Reply to GR's letter of 3/16/1939
Start Date: 1939-03-18

Corrosion of drum
Start Date: 1939-03-16

Changes in diameter of cone
Start Date: 1939-02-14

GR's reply to letter of 2/3/1939
Start Date: 1939-02-06

Letter accompanying blueprints
Start Date: 1939-02-03

Start Date: 1939-01-10

GR orders cone and drums
Start Date: 1939-01-21

Price of cones if corners of the fins are not welded
Start Date: 1939-01-20

Welding the corners of fins
Start Date: 1939-01-16

Price quotes for cone and drum
Start Date: 1939-01-14

Changes in dimensions of cone and drum
Start Date: 1939-01-06

Price quotes for cone and drum
Start Date: 1939-01-03

Reply to GR's letter of 12/17/1938
Start Date: 1938-12-19

Cone and drum
Start Date: 1938-12-17

Start Date: 1936

List and description of wheel patterns for steam railroads and electric railways and all kinds of cars and machinery operating on rails

Single plate double flange wheel
Start Date: 1937-06-25

Analysis of wind on drum
Start Date: 1936

Machine vertical
Start Date: 1936

Machine tipped to 10° to horizon
Start Date: 1936

Stringers and steps; lattice work
Start Date: 1936

777 square feet of parabolic surface
Start Date: 1936

Mount of frame and mirror parts above center plane
Start Date: 1936

Line drawing; scale 1/4"=1'
Start Date: 1936

Calculations on strength of rim
Start Date: 1936

Calculations
Start Date: 1936

Circle calculations
Start Date: 1936

Dense air machine calculations
Start Date: 1936

Same configuration for all four corners line drawing
Start Date: 1936

Inside end of inside rib line drawing
Start Date: 1960-09-23

Rib joint line drawing
Start Date: 1960-08-28

Part A curve length line drawing
Start Date: 1936

Inspection shows that my mirror was dismantled at Sterling, VA
Start Date: 1960-09-06

Layout of holes on periphery of drum
Start Date: 1936

Voltage at bottom and top of line
Start Date: 1936

Drum & Covers blueprint
Start Date: 1938-05-31

Ring blueprint
Start Date: 1938-05-28

Line drawings for antenna construction
Start Date: 1936

Ladder support bar
Start Date: 1936

Drilling holes
Start Date: 1936

Line drawings for antenna construction; alphabetized sequence #1
Start Date: 1936

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