Radiosonde

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OBJECT TYPE: AUDIO-MODULATED/ELECTRICAL/DISPOSABLE/
DATE: 1962–1963
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1991.0091.001

MANUFACTURER: Sangamo Co. Ltd.
MODEL: SC
LOCATION: Leaside, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: SC0678
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: CARDBOARD CASING WITH PLASTIC PARTS/ SYNTHETIC, METAL, & GLASS 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: 19.8 cm
Width: 12.5 cm
Height: 21.4 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: Sangamo
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Leaside

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: C. 1963
Canada: A CANADIAN MADE RADIOSONDE OF THE TYPE MADE IN THE 1960'S FOR THE CANADIAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE.
Function: DEVICE RAISED BY BALLOON INTO UPPER ATMOSPHERE TO MEASURE TEMPERATURE,HUMIDITY, & AIR PRESSURE & TRANSMIT DATA TO EARTH. WIND SPEED & DIRECTION CAN BE DETERMINED BY TRACKING RADIOSONDE.
Technical: A 1960'S STYLE OF RADIOSONDE CONTROLLED BY ABAROSWITCH,WHICH HAS AN ANEROID SENSOR & ALSO SWITCHES IN THE CERAMIC ROD THERMISTOR (TEMPERATURE SENSOR) & ELECTROLYTIC PLASTIC STRIP HYGRISTOR, & REFERENCE RESISTORS. THESE ELEMENTS ARE HOUSED IN A CARDBOARD CASING WITH AN OUTRIGGER & TRANSMITTER CONE.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PARTIALLY OBSCURED BLUE LETTERING ON FRONT READING 'METEOROLOGICAL BRANCH-/ DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT/ CANADA/ RADIOSONDE/ SERIAL NO. SC0678/ FRONT/A/ VIZ/ PRODUCT/ MANUFACTURED BY/ SANGAMO/ COMPANY (LOGO) LIMITED/ LEASIDE CANADA/ BATTERY'/ BILINGUAL 'NOTICE TO FINDER' IN BLUE LETTERING ON SIDE (SUPP. INFO.)/ BLACK LETTERING ON HYGRISTOR CAN READING 'US WEATHER BUREAU Hygristor/ OCT 23 1962/ 'M'/ Molded Insulation Co.'/ '1962' WRITTEN IN PENCIL ON FRONT/ 'L01' WRITTEN IN BLACK ON CONE
Missing: BATTERIES From CA of 10/22/1993 by Tony Missio: No - Complete
Finish: WHITE CASING & CONE/ WHITE CORD & FABRIC/ MULTICOLOURED SYNTHETIC
Decoration: N/A

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Sangamo Co. Ltd., Radiosonde, between 1962–1963, Artifact no. 1991.0091, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1991.0091.001/

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