Radiosonde

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OBJECT TYPE: AUDIO-MODULATED/ELECTRICAL
DATE: 1960–1961
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1991.0085.001

MANUFACTURER: GENERAL INSTRUMENT CORP.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 126
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: CARDBOARD CASING/ 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: 28.6 cm
Width: 12.0 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: GENERAL INSTRUMENT
Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: C. 1960
Canada: A CANADIAN MADE AMERICAN STYLE AUDIO-MODULATED RADIOSONDE, MADE FOR THE CANADIAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE & USED CONCURRENTLY WITH THE LATER CANADIAN TIME-CYCLE RADIOSONDE.
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 CERAMICRODTHERMISTOR (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 'SERIAL NO. 000126/ FRONT/ MANUFACTURED IN CANADA BY/ General Instrument/ F.W. SICKLES OF CANADA LTD./ (LOGO)'/ & ON SIDE READING 'RADIOSONDE/ PROPERTY OF/ METEOROLOGICAL BRANCH, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT, CANADA'/ BLACK 'JUL 20 1960', 'AUG 9 1960', & 'AUG 17 1960' INSIDE TRANSMITTER COMPARTMENT FLAP/ BLUE '196?' HANDWRITTEN ON FRONT
Missing: HYGRISTOR (POSSIBLY METALIZED PLASTIC STRIP)/ BATTERY From CA of 10/19/1993 by Tony Missio: Yes - missing antenna
Finish: WHITE CASING, CORD, STRAP/ MULTICOLOURED RED SYNTHETIC
Decoration: GENERAL INSTRUMENT LOGO ON FRONT

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GENERAL INSTRUMENT CORP., Radiosonde, between 1960–1961, Artifact no. 1991.0085, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1991.0085.001/

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