Object Property
Length of the string 55 m
Unwinder weight with stick 29 g
The unwinders are shipped in the radiosonde package, packed separately from the
radiosondes. This allows the operator to prepare the balloon and the unwinder at a time that
is most convenient.
Figure 2 RS41 Unwinder
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 Packing
Radiosonde RS41 is shipped in a box with 40 radiosondes. The shipping box has been tested
following the standards to tolerate the mechanical and environmental transportation
conditions. Inside the shipping box, the radiosondes are packed in their own handling
packages.
• The shipping box size is 740 x 400 x 320 mm (length x width x height), and it weights
10.9 kg.
Unwinders are packed in a separate cardboard box and shipped in the same box with the
radiosondes. The unwinder box contains 20 unwinders.
• The unwinder box size is 375 x 300 x 70 (length x width x height), and it weights 0.8
kg.
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