Radiosonde

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OBJECT TYPE: AUDIO-MODULATED/ELECTRICAL/DISPOSABLE
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1991.0101.001

MANUFACTURER: PHILIPS-TMC
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Clayton, Australia

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General Information

Serial #: 11
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: STYROFOAM & CARDBOARD CASING WITH PLASTIC PARTS/ CORD/ PLASTIC STRAPPING/ METAL & SYNTHETIC WORKING PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length: 15.4 cm
Width: 12.5 cm
Height: 24.0 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: PHILIPS
Country: Australia
State/Province: Unknown
City: Clayton

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
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: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: DECAL ON SIDE READING 'PHILIPS/ Radiosonde', 'Manufactured in Australia by/ Philips-TMC/ Clarinda Road/ Clayton/ Victoria 3168', & 'Made expressly for/ Australian Government/ Bureau of Meteorology.' WITHADDITIONAL INFO. & INSTRUCTIONS (SEE SUPP. INFO.)/ DECAL WITH TEMPERATURE ELEMENT CODE NO. ON SIDE (SEE SUPP.INFO.)/ CASING STAMPED IN RED IN 2 PLACES '000011'/ BAROSWITCH FRAME STAMPED '262' IN BLACK
Missing: HYGRISTOR (POSSIBLY METALIZED PLASTIC STRIP) From CA of 10/25/1993 by Tony Missio: Yes - missing hygristor
Finish: WHITE CASING, CORD/ METALLIC PARTS/ MULTICOLOURED SYNTHETIC/ UPPER INSTRUMENT COMPARTMENT PAINTED BLACK/ YELLOWED STRAPPING
Decoration: 'PHILIPS' LOGO ON DECAL

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PHILIPS-TMC, Radiosonde, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1991.0101, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1991.0101.001/

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