Illustrated note on National Bureau of Standards air launched weather station transmitter which automatically reports temperature, barometric pressure, and humidity; operating in 5-Mc region, 5-watt battery operated transmitter has reliable range of over 100 mi, and operates at 3-hr intervals for more than 15 days; device is carried aloft in bomb rack of aircraft and is dropped by parachute. (See also FM-TV v 11 n 7 July 1951 p 18)
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Flight
Flight ; 60 , n 2218
1951
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