General Information

Serial #

10563

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

CARDBOARD CASING/ SYNTHETIC & METAL WORKING PARTS/FABRIC STRAP WITH METAL RING

Dimensions

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

Length

28.0 cm

Width

11.8 cm

Height

23.1 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

Bendix

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Maryland

City

Baltimore

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

C. 1956

Canada

AN AMERICAN MADE AUDIO-MODULATED RADIOSONDE MADE FOR THE CANADIAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE, USED CONCURRENTLY WITH THE LATERCANADIAN TIME-CYCLE RADIOSONDES.

Function

DEVICE LIFTED BY BALLOON INTO UPPER ATMOSPHERE TO READ TEMPERATURE, HUMIDITY, & AIR PRESSURE & TRANSMIT DATA TO EARTH. WIND SPEED & DIRECTION CAN BE DETERMINED BY TRACKING RADIOSONDE.

Technical

A 1950'S-EARLY 1960'S STYLE OF RADIOSONDE CONTROLLED BY A BAROSWITCH, WHICH HAS AN ANEROID SENSOR & ALSO SWITCHES IN THE CERAMIC RODTHERMISTOR (TEMPERATURE SENSOR) & ELECTROLYTIC PLASTIC STRIP HUMIDITY SENSOR, &REFERENCE RESISTORS. THESE ELEMENTS ARE HOUSED WITHIN A VENTED & SHIELDED (INSULATED) CARDBOARD CASING.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

BLUE PRINTING ON FRONT READS 'RAY SONDE/ Bendix/ MODEL NO. 283-1/ FRIEZ INSTRUMENT DIVISION/ BENDIX AVIATION CORPORATION/ BALTIMORE, MARYLAND' & ON SIDE 'RADIOSONDE/ PROPERTY OF THE METEOROLOGICAL DIVISION/ DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT/ CANADA'/ BAROSWITCH FRAME STAMPED '82593'/ INSIDE OF FLAP STAMPED 'AUG 24 1956' & '200143'/ TOP STAMPED '10563'

Missing

HYGRISTOR (PROBABLY METALIZED PLASTIC STRIP)/ BATTERY From CA of 10/19/1993 by Tony Missio: Yes - missing hygristor

Finish

WHITE CARDBOARD & STRAP/ MULTICOLOURED SYNTHETIC

Decoration

N/A