Variable-frequency radiosonde, 1940

Made:: 1940 in United Kingdom

designer:: Kew Observatory

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Variable-frequency radiosonde, Met
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Variable-frequency radiosonde, Met. Office, Kew Mark 1v type, unsigned, British, 1940. This was the first british radio-sonde to go into production.

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Category:: Meteorology

Object Number:: 1958-97

Materials:: cardboard, aluminium alloy, brass (copper, zinc alloy), copper (alloy), electronic components, celluloid (cellulose) and steel (metal)

Measurements:: overall: 225 mm x 285 mm x 310 mm, .98kg

type:: radiosonde

credit:: Meteorological Office

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