Radiosonde

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OBJECT TYPE: AUDIO-MODULATED/ELECTRICAL/MODULATED
DATE: 1970
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.0827.001

MANUFACTURER: Meteorological Service of Canada
MODEL: TETHERSONDE
LOCATION: Canada

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General Information

Serial #: TSA 66-003
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 6
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1 ALUMINUM CASING/ SYNTHETIC & METAL WORKING PARTS./.2 METAL CASING/ METAL & SYNTHETIC WORKING PARTS./.3-.4 PLASTIC WITH METAL SCREWS/.5 VENEER COVERED PLYWOOD/ BRASS SCREWS/ PLASTIC RULER WITH PAPER SCALE./.6 PLASTIC RULER

Dimensions

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

Length: 20.2 cm
Width: 13.4 cm
Height: 15.6 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Meteorology
Category: Upper air pressure, temperature & humidity measurement
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Environment CA
Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: 1960s
Canada: DEVELOPED BY METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE OF CANADA TO PROVIDE DETAILED READINGS OF THE LOWER 500 M. OF ATMOSPHERE.
Function: DEVICE RAISED BY TETHERED BALLOON AND USED TO READ TEMPERATURE, HUMIDITY AND AIR PRESSURE OF LOWER 500 M. OF ATMOSPHERE, AND TO TRANSMIT DATA TO EARTH (1).
Technical: A TETHERED BALLOON RADIOSONDE SYSTEM, DEVELOPED IN THE LATE 1960'S & ONTAINING A SPECIALLY DESIGNED PRESSURE TRANSDUCER & SERVOSWITCH MECHANISM FOR THE LOW PRESSURE MECHANISM (1).
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 Plate reading 'M.S.C. AUDIO MODULATED/ TETHERSONDE/ SERIAL NO. TSA 66-003'/.2 Plate reading 'M.S.C. TETHERSONDE/ FREQUENCY CONVERTOR/ SERIAL NO TFC 68-011'/.3 Black lettering reading 'TETHERSONDE/ TEMPERATURE EVALUATOR/ TYPE A2'/.4 Black lettering reading 'TETHERSONDE/ HUMIDITY EVALUATOR/ MSC NO. 500B'/.6 Lettering on paper scales reading 'INST. #86355'.
Missing: OTHER SYSTEMS PARTS: RADIO RECEIVER, RECORDER, ANTENNA & ACCESSORIES, BALLOON & ACCESSORIES/ .6 ORIGINALLY BELONGED WITH DIFFERENT INSTRUMENT (#86355). From CA of 10/20/1993 by Tony Missio: Undetermined
Finish: .1 GREY CASING/ WHITE THERMISTOR, SUPPORT ARM, SWITCHES/ BROWN & BLACK SYNTHETIC PARTS/ GOLD TONE MOTOR? CASING/ GREY ANTENNA/.2 GREY ENAMEL PAINTED CASING/ PLATED PARTS/ MULTICOLOURED SYNTHETIC/.3-.4 WHITE PLASTIC/.5 BROWN VENEER/ CLEAR COLOURLESS PLASTIC/.6 CLEAR COLOURLESS PLASTIC
Decoration: N/A

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Meteorological Service of Canada, Radiosonde, circa 1970, Artifact no. 1987.0827, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.0827.001/

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