General Information

Serial #

200603

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

STYROFOAM & PLASTIC CASING/ CORD/ SYNTHETIC & METAL WORKING PARTS/ PLASTIC RINGS

Dimensions

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

Length

17.0 cm

Width

14.7 cm

Height

32.8 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

VIZ

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Pennsylvania

City

Philadelphia

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

DEVICE LIFTED BY BALLOON INTO UPPER ATMOSPHERE TO MEASURE TEMPERATURE,HUMIDITY, & AIR PRESSURE & TRANSMIT DATA TO EARTH. WIND SPEED & DIRECTION ARE DETERMINED BY TRACKING RADIOSONDE VIA RADIO SIGNALS RETRANSMITTED TO 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

BLUE & WHITE DECAL ON FRONT READING 'LO-CATE LORAN-C/ RADIOSONDE Model 1223-100/ PRODUCED BY/ VIZ MANUFACTURING COMPANY/ PHILADELPHIA, PENNA., U.S.A./ UNDER LICENSE FROM/ BEUKERS LABORATORIES, INC./ HAUPPAGE, NEW YORK, U.S.A.'/ RAISED LETTERING ON FRONT READING 'VIZ/ VIZ MANUFACTURING CO./ PHILADELPHIA, PENNA./ U.S.A.'/ RAISED LETTERING ON TOP READING 'ATMOSPHERIC/ ENVIRONMENT SERVICE/ CANADA/ RADIOSONDE'/ STAMPED IN BLACK ON FRONT '200603'/ DECAL ON BAROSWITCH READS '408-1194'/ RAISED LETTERING ON BACK READING 'NOTICE TO FINDER' (SEE SUPP. INFO.)

Missing

THERMISTOR/ BATTERIES From CA of 10/21/1993 by Tony Missio: Yes - missing temperature sensing component

Finish

WHITE CASING, CORD, & RING/ MULTICOLOURED SYNTHETIC

Decoration

N/A