General Information

Serial #

4J3-26809

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

STYROFOAM AND PLASTIC CASING/ CORD/ SYNTHETIC AND METAL WORKING PARTS/ METAL FOIL/ PLASTIC RINGS/ CARDBOARD

Dimensions

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

Length

16.0 cm

Width

14.0 cm

Height

33.2 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

VIZ

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Pennsylvania

City

Philadelphia

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

1970's

Canada

AN AMERICAN MADE INSTRUMENT USED BY THE CANADIAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. IN 1973-74 A.E.S. INTRODUCED BEUKERS NAVAID RADIOSONDES FOR USE IN A GLOBAL ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH PROGRAM, USED ON A CANADIAN WEATHER SHIP (1973-1974 RECORD OF OPERATIONS, EC AES, P. 47).

Function

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

Technical

PART OF A RADIO NAVIAGATION AID (NAVAID) SYSTEM USED ALSO IN 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 BALLOON'S HORIZONTAL VELOCITY & THUS THE UPPER WIND VELOCITY.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Blue & white decal on front reading 'LO-CATE VLF RADIOSONDE Model 1232-300/ PRODUCED BY/ VIZ MANUFACTURING COMPANY/ PHILADELPHIA, PENNA., U.S.A./ UNDER LICENSE FROM/ BEUKERS LABORATORIES, INC./ BOHEMIA, NEW YORK, U.S.A.'/ black stamped and raised lettering on front reads '4J3-26809' & 'SERIAL NUMBER/ VIZ/ VIZ MANUFACTURING CO./ PHILADELPHIA, PENNA.'/ raised 'NOTICE TO FINDER' on back (see Supp. Info.)/ metallic lettering on baroswitch reading 'VIZ MANUFACTURING CO./ PHILADELPHIA, PA.'/ decal on baroswitch reading'802-1322'.

Missing

BATTERIES, HYGRISTOR (PROBABLY METALIZED PLASTIC STRIP) From CA of 10/20/1993 by Tony Missio: Yes - missing hygristor

Finish

WHITE CASING AND CORD/ METALLIC PARTS/ MULTICOLOURED SYNTHETIC/ SILVER COLOURED FOIL

Decoration

N/A