Description:
A device lifted by balloon into the upper atmosphere to measure temperature, humidity, and air pressure and transmit the data to earth. Wind speed and direction were determined by means of the Loran radio navigation system.
Styrofoam casing with cardboard covering/ synthetic antenna and wire coverings, hanger, parts/ metal wire, grommets, parts/ paper strips
Specification:
Last manufactured in 2007 these are new old stock in sealed foil bags
RS80-15GH, according to this datasheet the ’15’ suffix denotes a 405Mhz transmit frequency,
the ‘G’ denotes a GPS receiver, and the ‘H’ denotes the H-HUMIDICAP option, a humidity sensor
Heilical antenna
RF Shielding
Mirrored temperature sensor
Humidity sensor
Unique paper 8 bit tape with every unit
The 19 volt foil sealed battery is activated by immersion in water when the instrument is being prepared. I have tested a couple and once immersed they get up to 19V in around 10 mins.
Weight 347g
Can be tracked using a usb Dongle-25MHz-To-1760MHz-RTL2832U and software such as Sondemonitor
Full technical specs are difficult to find on this part but what I have is available on request
Quick dispatch via Hermes 3 - 5 day
These can only be shipped to Europe via TNT as they contain battery. The standard price is £42 regardless of quantity.
Thanks for looking
jezsensible