Radiosonde

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OBJECT TYPE: AUDIO-MODULATED/ELECTRICAL
DATE: 1956
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1991.0079.001

MANUFACTURER: NORTHEASTERN ENGINEERING INC.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Manchester, New Hampshire, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 3063
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: CARDBOARD CASING/ METAL & SYNTHETIC WORKING PARTS/CORD/ FABRIC STRAP/ GLASS VIAL

Dimensions

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

Length: 27.5 cm
Width: 11.5 cm
Height: 23.5 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: NORTHEASTERN
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New Hampshire
City: Manchester

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: C. 1956
Canada: AN AMERICAN MADE AUDIO-MODULATED RADIOSONDE MADE FOR THE CANADIAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE, USEDCONCURRENTLY WITH THE LATER CANADIAN TIME-CYCLE RADIOSONDES.
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 1950'S-EARLY 1960'S STYLE OF RADIOSONDE CONTROLLED BY A BAROSWITCH, WHICH HAS AN ANEROID SENSOR & ALSO SWITCHES IN THE CERAMIC RODTHERMISTOR (TEMPERATURE SENSOR) & ELECTROLYTIC PLASTIC STRIP HUMIDITY SENSOR, &REFERENCE RESISTORS. THESE ELEMENTS ARE HOUSED WITHIN A VENTED & SHIELDED (INSULATED) CARDBOARD CASING.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: BLUE LETTERING ON FRONT READING 'RADIOSONDE/ SERIAL NO. 3063/ (LOGO)/NORTHEASTERN ENGINEERING, INC./ MFG. IN U.S.A. PRINTED IN U.S.A.'/ BLUE LETTERING ON SIDE READING 'RADIOSONDE/ PROPERTY OF/ THE METEOROLOGICAL DIVISION/ DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT/ CANADA' & ON TOP 'SERIAL NO. 3063'/ INSIDE OF BAROSWITCH COMPARTMENT DOOR STAMPED IN BLACK '42216' & 'U.S.W.B./ APR 27 1956/ ACCEPTED'/ LABEL ON VIAL PRINTED IN BLACK 'ELECTRIC HYGROMETER ELEMENT/ FOR RADIOSONDE PART NO. 3220/ NORTHEASTERN ENGINEERING, INC./ MANCHESTER NEW HAMPSHIRE/ READ INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE BREAKING SEAL/ LOT 443 DATE NOV 29 1956' WITH PATENT INFO./ TRANSMITTER MARKED 'NE-14639' WITH NE LOGO/ RED HANDWRITTEN '1956' ON FRONT
Missing: BATTERY From CA of 10/19/1993 by Tony Missio: Yes - missing antenna rod
Finish: WHITE CASING, CORD, STRAP/ MULTICOLOURED SYNTHETIC/ BLACKINSTRUMENT COMPARTMENT LINING
Decoration: NE STARBURST & CIRCLE LOGO ON FRONT

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NORTHEASTERN ENGINEERING INC., Radiosonde, 1956, Artifact no. 1991.0079, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1991.0079.001/

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