Japanese Weather Balloon Radio Transmitter, circa 1942
THF156306 / Japanese Weather Balloon Radio Transmitter, circa 1942
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Artifact Overview
A transmitter is an electronic device that, coupled with an antenna, generates radio waves. Transmitters remain essential to devices that we use every day: cell phones, wireless computer networks, navigational tools. During WWII, experiments to use weather balloons as long-range missiles were conducted. It is uncertain at this time if this artifact is connected to this research.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Transmitter
Date Made
circa 1942
Creators
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
56.73.34
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Nitrocellulose
Copper alloy
Iron alloy
Glass (Material)
Dimensions
Height: 3.75 in
Width: 2 in
Length: 2.625 in
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Airport radio navigation beacons required pilots to listen for Morse code patterns to hold the correct course--notoriously difficult during storms. In 1936, Transcontinental & Western Air introduced an anti-snow directional antenna which could be used, in high-static situations, to "home in" on airport radio signals. This loop was housed in a sleek metal enclosure, protecting it from the elements.