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 sections below
and refer to Appendix A on page 51 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. Prepare the sounding.
4. Connect the battery.
5. Launch the radiosonde.
6. Monitor the sounding with the sounding system.
When conducting additional sensor soundings (ozone or radioactivity
soundings), follow the procedures and guidelines in the relevant User’s
Guides.