Radiosonde

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OBJECT TYPE: AUDIO-MODULATED/ELECTRICAL/REUSABLE
DATE: 1954
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1991.0078.001

MANUFACTURER: Bendix Aviation Corp.
MODEL: RAY SONDE/273
LOCATION: Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 437663
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: CARDBOARD CASING WITH PLASTIC PARTS/ SYNTHETIC & METAL WORKING PARTS/ CORD/ 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: 26.5 cm
Width: 11.5 cm
Height: 23.5 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: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: C. 1954
Canada: AN AMERICAN MADE AUDIO MODULATED RADIOSONDE, POSSIBLY USED BY THE CANADIAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE CONCURRENTLY WITHTHE LATER CANADIAN 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 LETTERING ON FRONT READING 'RADIOSONDE/ U.S.W.B./ SERIAL NO. 437663/ RAY SONDE/ Bendix/ MODEL NO. 273/ FRIEZ INSTRUMENT DIVISION/ BENDIX AVIATION CORPORATION' WITH PATENT INFO. & ON TOP 'U.S.W.B./ SERIAL NO. 437663'/BAROSWITCH FRAME STAMPED IN BLACK '63176'/ INSTRUMENT COMPARTMENT FLAP STAMPED INSIDE IN BLACK '409628' & 'U.S.W.B./ APR 9 1954/ ACCEPTED'/ BLUE HANDWRITTEN '1954' ON FRONT/ BLACK IMPRESSION PRINTED LABEL ON FRONT READING '1954 U.S.A.'
Missing: From CA of 10/13/1993 by Tony Missio: Yes - missing hygristor, antenna rod
Finish: WHITE CASING, CORD, STRAP/ MULTICOLOURED SYNTHETIC/ BLACKLINED INSTRUMENT COMPARTMENT
Decoration: N/A

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Bendix Aviation Corp., Radiosonde, 1954, Artifact no. 1991.0078, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1991.0078.001/

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