Radiosonde
notes: label: Description
content: The U.S. Weather Bureau transferred this radiosonde to the Smithsonian in 1963, identifying it as an instrument developed for the U.S. Military, ca. 1956. Inscriptions read "RADIOSONDE RECEIVER AN/AMQ-9 (XE-3) / SERIAL 201. FILE NO. 360 PH-55-91 (2229) / STANDARD COIL PRODUCTS INC. / U.S." The white plastic case contains an FM blocking oscillator transmitter, a clock-driven selector switch, and sensing elements for temperature (thermistor) and humidity (lithium chloride).
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
setName: label: See more items in
content: Medicine and Science: Physical Sciences
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: PH.322310
label: catalog number
content: 322310
label: accession number
content: 247582
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Radiosonde
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 14 1/2 in x 5 3/4 in x 7 3/4 in; 36.83 cm x 14.605 cm x 19.685 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall: 14 1/2 in x 7 7/8 in x 5 13/16 in; 36.83 cm x 20.0025 cm x 14.76375 cm