Antenna

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OBJECT TYPE: radiosonde/removable
DATE: 1971
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1991.0100.002

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Metal antenna with a card stock part

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 34.0 cm
Width: 34.0 cm
Height: 10.2 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Meteorology
Category: Upper wind speed & direction measurement
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1970's
Canada: MADE BY AN AMERICAN FIRM FOR THE CANADIAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. IN 1973-74 A.E.S.INTRODUCED BEUKERS NAVAID RADIOSONDESFOR USE IN A GLOBAL ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH PROGRAM, USED ON A CANADIAN WEATHER SHIP (1973-74 ANNUAL RECORD OF OPERATIONS, EC AES, P. 47).
Function: An antenna used by a radiosonde in its communication of atmospheric data with ground stations.
Technical: LORAN-C WAS A LOW FREQUENCY RADIO NAVIGATION AID SYSTEM OF THE 1970'S, USED ALSO FOR UPPER WIND MEASUREMENT. SIGNALS FROM A SYSTEM OF NAVIGATIONAL TRANSMITTERS ARE RECEIVED BY A BALLOON BORNE RADIOSONDE & RETRANSMITTED TO GROUND DATA PROCESSING STATIONS, TO DETERMINE THE BALLOONS'S HORIZONTAL VELOCITY & HENCE
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: None apparent
Missing: Unknown
Finish: Grey metal wire antenna with an off-white piece of card stock attached to one tine.
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Antenna, after 1971, Artifact no. 1991.0100, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1991.0100.002/

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