[Milsurplus] WWII Japanese Radiosonde

[Mike Morrow]

Kurt wrote:

>I sent the fellow an e-mail within minutes of him listing it, informing him
>it had no more to do with an incindiary balloon than a party balloon.
>
>I guess he never updated his description.
>
>I can understand why, he'd have to move the decimal point at least one space
>to the left for a partial piece of untestable equipment.

There's an interesting 1968 article about the Japanese Pacific Balloon efforts
at:

http://www.au.af.mil/au/cadre/aspj/airchronicles/aureview/1968/jan-feb/conley.html 

Actually, I think this item has a fair element of interest about it.  Any
Japanese WWII radio gear is desirable, and this radiosonde is particularly
interesting.  I'll bet the final price will well exceed the starting bid,
without any decimal point shifts.  (No one tests or operates an item like
this.)

Mike / KK5F