Radiosonde

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OBJECT TYPE: AUDIO-MODULATED/ELECTRICAL/DISPOSABLE
DATE: 1968
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.0823.001

MANUFACTURER: Sangamo Co. Ltd.
MODEL: SA65
LOCATION: Leaside, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: SA 6530412
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: CARDBOARD AND PLASTIC CASING/ METAL AND SYNTHETIC WORKING PARTS/ BRASS RING/ CORD/ COTTON? FABRIC STRAP

Dimensions

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

Length: 35.7 cm
Width: 12.5 cm
Height: 20.0 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: Sangamo
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Leaside

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: C. 1968
Canada: A CANADIAN MADE RADIOSONDE OF TYPE MADE IN THE 1960'S FOR THE CANADIAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE.
Function: DEVICE LIFTED BY BALLOON INTO UPPER ATMOSPHERE TO READ TEMPERATURE, HUMIDITY, & AIR PRESSURE & TRANSMIT DATA TO EARTH. WIND SPEED & DIRECTION CAN BE DETERMINED BY TRACKING RADIOSONDE.
Technical: A 1960'S STYLE OF RADIOSONDE CONTROLLED 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 HOUSING WITH AN OUTRIGGER & TRANSMITTER CONE.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Blue printed lettering on casing reading 'METEOROLOGICAL BRANCH -/ DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT/ CANADA/ RADIOSONDE/ SERIAL NO. SA 6530412/ FRONT' & 'A/ V12/ PRODUCT/ MANUFACTURED BY/ SANGAMO COMPANY LIMITED/ LEASIDE & GUELPH, ONT. - TROIS RIVIERES, QUE.'/ VIZ logo on several parts/ lettering on baroswitch reading 'MOLDED INSULATION CO./ PHILADELPHIA PA.'/ '21581'incised on baroswitch/ blue printed 'NOTICE TO FINDER' on side (see Supp. Info.)
Missing: BATTERIES, HYGRISTOR? (PERHAPS METALIZED PLASTIC STRIP) From CA of 10/19/1993 by Tony Missio: Yes - missing hygristor
Finish: WHITE CASING, CORD, AND STRAP/ MULTICOLOURED SYNTHETIC/ METALLIC PARTS
Decoration: N/A

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Sangamo Co. Ltd., Radiosonde, 1968, Artifact no. 1987.0823, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1987.0823.001/

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