Radiosonde

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OBJECT TYPE: AUDIO-MODULATED/ELECTRICAL
DATE: 1959
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1991.0081.001

MANUFACTURER: Bendix Aviation Corp.
MODEL: RAY SONDE/288-1
LOCATION: Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 615
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: CARDBOARD CASING WITH PLASTIC PARTS/ SYNTHETIC & METAL WORKING PARTS/ PLASTIC TRANSMITTER CONE/ 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: 28.8 cm
Width: 11.8 cm
Height: 38.5 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: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: C. 1959
Canada: AN AMERICAN-MADE AUDIO-MODULATED RADIOSONDE MADE FOR THE CANADIAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE, USED CONCURRENTLY WITH THE LAST 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: AN EARLY 1960'SSTYLE 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, UNSHIELDED CARDBOARD CASING.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: BLUE LETTERING ON FRONT READING 'RAY SONDE/ Bendix/ MODEL NO. 288-1/ FRIEZ INSTRUMENT DIVISION/ BENDIX AVIATION CORPORATION/ BALTIMORE, MARYLAND' WITH PATENT INFO., & ON SIDE 'RADIOSONDE/ PROPERTY OF THE METEOROLOGICAL DIVISION/ DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT/ CANADA'/ BLACK STAMPED '615' ON CASING TOP/ BAROSWITCH FRAME STAMPED IN BLACK '89105'/ BLUE & RED HANDWRITTEN '1959' ON FRONT
Missing: HYGRISTOR (PROBABLY METALLIZED PLASTIC STRIP)/ BATTERY From CA of 10/19/1993 by Tony Missio: Yes - missing hygristor
Finish: WHITE CASING & CONE/ WHITE CORD & STRAP/ MULTICOLOURED SYNTHETIC
Decoration: N/A

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Bendix Aviation Corp., Radiosonde, 1959, Artifact no. 1991.0081, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1991.0081.001/

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