Radiosonde

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OBJECT TYPE: AUDIO-MODULATED/ELECTRICAL/DISPOSABLE
DATE: 1968
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1991.0099.001

MANUFACTURER: SANGAMO CO. LTD.
MODEL: SB
LOCATION: Canada

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General Information

Serial #: SB6508444
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: CARDBOARD CASING WITH PLASTIC PARTS/ SYNTHETIC, METAL, & GLASS WORKING PARTS/ PLASTIC TRANSMITTER CONE/ 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: 19.5 cm
Width: 12.3 cm
Height: 21.8 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: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: C. 1968
Canada: A CANADIAN MADE RADIOSONDE OF THE TYPE MADE IN THE 1960'S FOR THE CANADIAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE.
Function: DEVICE LIFTED 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: A 1960'S STYLE OF RADIOSONDECONTROLLED 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 CASING WITH AN OUTRIGGER & TRANSMITTER CONE.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: BLUE LETTERING ON FRONT READING 'METEOROLOGICAL BRANCH-/ DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT/ CANADA/ RADIOSONDE/ SERIAL NO. SB6508444/ FRONT/ A/ VIZ/ PRODUCT/MANUFACTURED BY/ SANGAMO COMPANY LIMITED/ LEASIDE AND GUELPH, ONT. - TROIS RIVIERES, QUE. (LOGO)/ BATTERY'/ BILINGUAL 'NOTICE TO FINDER' IN BLUE LETTERING ON SIDE/ BLACK LETTERING ON CAN READS 'US WEATHER BUREAU/ HYGRISTOR/ 3 JUN 1968/ CM/ VIZ MANUFACTURING CO.'/ BLUE HANDWRITTEN '1963' ON FRONT
Missing: From CA of 10/25/1993 by Tony Missio: No - Complete
Finish: WHITE CASING & CONE/ WHITE CORD & FABRIC/ MULTICOLOURED SYNTHETIC
Decoration: N/A

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SANGAMO CO. LTD., Radiosonde, 1968, Artifact no. 1991.0099, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1991.0099.001/

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