Radiosonde

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OBJECT TYPE: AUDIO-MODULATED/ELECTRICAL/DISPOSABLE
DATE: 1964
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1974.0092.002

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

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General Information

Serial #: SA00012
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Moulded plastic and cardboard casing/metal and synthetic working parts/fabric straps

Dimensions

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

Length: 36.0 cm
Width: 20.3 cm
Height: 17.5 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: Sangamo
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Leaside

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: C. 1964
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 stamped lettering reading 'METEOROLOGICAL BRANCH/DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT/CANADA/RADIOSONDE SERIAL NO. SA00012', 'FRONT' & 'A/VIZ/ PRODUCT/MANUFACTURERED BY/SANGAMO/COMPANY LIMITED/LEASIDE CANADA'/ blue printed 'NOTICE TO FINDER' (see Supp. info.)
Missing: From CA of 01/26/1994 by Tony Missio: Yes - missing hygristor; parts of case cut away
Finish: White casing and straps/ multicoloured synthetic/ metallic parts.
Decoration: N/A

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Sangamo Co. Ltd., Radiosonde, circa 1964, Artifact no. 1974.0092, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1974.0092.002/

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