Radiosonde
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- OBJECT TYPE
- AUDIO-MODULATED/ELECTRICAL/DISPOSABLE
- DATE
- 1969
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1991.0098.001
- MANUFACTURER
- SANGAMO CO. LTD.
- MODEL
- R/SC
- LOCATION
- Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- R/SC6802040
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- PLASTIC & CARDBOARD CASING WITH PLASTIC CONE FOR TRANSMITTER/ SYNTHETIC, METAL & GLASS 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
- 15.5 cm
- Width
- 12.5 cm
- Height
- 21.3 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
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
A CANADIAN MADE RADIOSONDE, MADE FOR THE METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE OF CANADA. - Function
-
DEVICE LIFTED 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 LATER 1960'S STYLE OF RADIOSONDE, CONTROLLED BYA BAROSWITCH WHICH HAS AN ANEROID SENSOR & ALSO SWITCHES IN THE CERAMIC ROD THERMISTOR & ELECTROLYTIC PLASTIC STRIP HYGRISTOR, & REFERENCE RESISTORS. THESE ELEMENTS ARE HOUSED IN A PLASTIC & CARDBOARD CASING WITH AN OUTRIGGER & TRANSMITTER CONE. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- BLUE LETTERING ON FRONT READING 'FRONT/ A/ VIZ/ PRODUCT/ MANUFACTUREDBY/ SANGAMO COMPANY LIMITED/ LEASIDE AND GUELPH, ONT. - TROIS RIVIERES, QUE. (LOGO)'/ RAISED LETTERING ON TOP READING 'METEOROLOGICAL BRANCH/ DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT/ CANADA/ RADIOSONDE/ SERIAL NO.' & STAMPED 'R/SC 6802040'/ BLACK LETTERING ON CAN READING 'DEPT. OF TRANSPORT CANADA/ HYGRISTOR CM/ SEP 20 1968/SANGAMO LTD./ A VIZ PRODUCT'/ BAROSWITCH FRAME STAMPED 'M 71227' & BOARD MARKED'MOLDED INSULATION CO./ PHILADELPHIA PA'/ HAND PENCILED '1970/ S/N/ 6802040' ON FRONT
- Missing
- BATTERY From CA of 10/22/1993 by Tony Missio: No - Complete
- Finish
- WHITE CASING & CONE/ WHITE CORD & STRAP/ MULTICOLOURED SYNTHETIC/ PLATED, METALLIC, & GOLD METAL
- Decoration
- N/A
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SANGAMO CO. LTD., Radiosonde, 1969, Artifact no. 1991.0098, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1991.0098.001/
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