Radiosonde

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OBJECT TYPE: AUDIO-MODULATED/ELECTRICAL/DISPOSABLE
DATE: 1962
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1991.0089.001

MANUFACTURER: GENERAL INSTRUMENT OF CANADA LTD.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Canada

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General Information

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

Dimensions

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

Length: 20.5 cm
Width: 13.5 cm
Height: 21.5 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: GENERAL INSTRUMENT
Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: C. 1962
Canada: CANADIAN MADE AMERICAN STYLE AUDIO-MODULATED RADIOSONDE MADE FOR CANADIAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE, USED CONCURRENTLY WITH LAST CANADIAN TIME-CYCLE RADIOSONDES.
Function: DEVICE RAISED 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: AN EARLY 1960'S STYLE OF RADIOSONDE CONTROLLED BY ABAROSWITCH, 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, UNSHIELDED CARDBOARD CASING.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: BLUE LETTERING ON FRONT READING 'METEOROLOGICAL BRANCH/ DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT/ CANADA/ SERIAL NO./ FRONT/ MANUFACTURED IN CANADA BY/ General Instrument/ OF CANADA LTD./ (LOGO)'/ BLUE BILINGUAL 'NOTICE TO FINDER' ON SIDES/ BLACK '284' STAMPED ON BAROSWITCH FRAME/ BLACK LETTERING ON CAN READING 'US WEATHER BUREAU/ Hyristor/ SEP 19 1961/ 'M'/ Molded Insulation Co'/ BLUE & RED HANDWRITTEN '1962' ON FRONT/ BALLPOINT '1962' INSIDE FLAP/ BLACK IMPRESSIONPRINTED LABEL READING '1962 U.S.A.'
Missing: BATTERY From CA of 10/25/1993 by Tony Missio: Undetermined
Finish: WHITE CASING, CORD, STRAP/ MULTICOLOURED SYNTHETIC
Decoration: GENERAL INSTRUMENT LOGO ON FRONT

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GENERAL INSTRUMENT OF CANADA LTD., Radiosonde, 1962, Artifact no. 1991.0089, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1991.0089.001/

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