Instruction Manual

Chapter 3 ________________________________________________________________ Operation
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CHAPTER 3
OPERATION
This chapter contains information that is needed to operate this product.
General
It is essential that you carry out the pre-launch steps as instructed and
always in the same way. Follow the instructions in the following
sections and refer to Appendix A on page 39 for proper and safe balloon
preparation.
The workorder for a sounding is as follows:
1. Prepare the balloon and optional sounding accessories.
2. Unpack the radiosonde.
3. Perform sounding preparations.
4. Connect the battery.
5. Launch the radiosonde.
6. Monitor the sounding with the DigiCORA® Sounding System.