Radiosonde

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OBJECT TYPE: AUDIO-MODULATED/ELECTRICAL/REUSABLE/NAVAID
DATE: 1970–1979
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.0826.001

MANUFACTURER: VIZ MFG. CO.
MODEL: LO-CATE VLF/1232-300
LOCATION: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 4J3-26809
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: STYROFOAM AND PLASTIC CASING/ CORD/ SYNTHETIC AND METAL WORKING PARTS/ METAL FOIL/ PLASTIC RINGS/ CARDBOARD

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 16.0 cm
Width: 14.0 cm
Height: 33.2 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Meteorology
Category: Upper wind speed & direction measurement
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: VIZ
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Pennsylvania
City: Philadelphia

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1970's
Canada: AN AMERICAN MADE INSTRUMENT USED BY THE CANADIAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. IN 1973-74 A.E.S. INTRODUCED BEUKERS NAVAID RADIOSONDES FOR USE IN A GLOBAL ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH PROGRAM, USED ON A CANADIAN WEATHER SHIP (1973-1974 RECORD OF OPERATIONS, EC AES, P. 47).
Function: DEVICE LIFTED BY BALLOON INTO UPPER ATMOSPHERE TO READ TEMPERATURE, HUMIDITY, & AIR PRESSURE & TRANSMIT DATA TO EARTH. WIND SPEED & DIRECTION ARE DETERMINED BY TRACKING RADIOSONDE VIA RADIO SIGNALS RETRANSMITTED TO GROUND STATIONS.
Technical: PART OF A RADIO NAVIAGATION AID (NAVAID) SYSTEM USED ALSO IN UPPER WIND MEASUREMENT. SIGNALS FROM A SYSTEM OF NAVIGATIONAL TRANSMITTERS ARE RECEIVED BY A BALLOON BORNE RADIOSONDE & RETRANSMITTED TO GROUND DATA PROCESSING STATIONS TO DETERMINE THE BALLOON'S HORIZONTAL VELOCITY & THUS THE UPPER WIND VELOCITY.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Blue & white decal on front reading 'LO-CATE VLF RADIOSONDE Model 1232-300/ PRODUCED BY/ VIZ MANUFACTURING COMPANY/ PHILADELPHIA, PENNA., U.S.A./ UNDER LICENSE FROM/ BEUKERS LABORATORIES, INC./ BOHEMIA, NEW YORK, U.S.A.'/ black stamped and raised lettering on front reads '4J3-26809' & 'SERIAL NUMBER/ VIZ/ VIZ MANUFACTURING CO./ PHILADELPHIA, PENNA.'/ raised 'NOTICE TO FINDER' on back (see Supp. Info.)/ metallic lettering on baroswitch reading 'VIZ MANUFACTURING CO./ PHILADELPHIA, PA.'/ decal on baroswitch reading'802-1322'.
Missing: BATTERIES, HYGRISTOR (PROBABLY METALIZED PLASTIC STRIP) From CA of 10/20/1993 by Tony Missio: Yes - missing hygristor
Finish: WHITE CASING AND CORD/ METALLIC PARTS/ MULTICOLOURED SYNTHETIC/ SILVER COLOURED FOIL
Decoration: N/A

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VIZ MFG. CO., Radiosonde, between 1970–1979, Artifact no. 1987.0826, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.0826.001/

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