Radiosonde
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- OBJECT TYPE
- AUDIO-MODULATED/ELECTRICAL/DISPOSABLE
- DATE
- 1968
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1991.0099.001
- MANUFACTURER
- SANGAMO CO. LTD.
- MODEL
- SB
- LOCATION
- Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- SB6508444
- 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
- 19.5 cm
- Width
- 12.3 cm
- Height
- 21.8 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
- C. 1968
- Canada
-
A CANADIAN MADE RADIOSONDE OF THE TYPE MADE IN THE 1960'S FOR THE CANADIAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. - 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 1960'S STYLE OF RADIOSONDECONTROLLED BY A BAROSWITCH,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
- BLUE LETTERING ON FRONT READING 'METEOROLOGICAL BRANCH-/ DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT/ CANADA/ RADIOSONDE/ SERIAL NO. SB6508444/ FRONT/ A/ VIZ/ PRODUCT/MANUFACTURED BY/ SANGAMO COMPANY LIMITED/ LEASIDE AND GUELPH, ONT. - TROIS RIVIERES, QUE. (LOGO)/ BATTERY'/ BILINGUAL 'NOTICE TO FINDER' IN BLUE LETTERING ON SIDE/ BLACK LETTERING ON CAN READS 'US WEATHER BUREAU/ HYGRISTOR/ 3 JUN 1968/ CM/ VIZ MANUFACTURING CO.'/ BLUE HANDWRITTEN '1963' ON FRONT
- Missing
- From CA of 10/25/1993 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, 1968, Artifact no. 1991.0099, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1991.0099.001/
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