Vaisala RS41 - Manual (Page 19)

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.
The workorder for a sounding is as follows:
1. Unpack and prepare the balloon, the unwinder and the optional
sounding accessories.
2. Unpack and prepare the radiosonde with the ground check device.
3. Attach the unwinder to the radiosonde.
4. Launch the radiosonde.
5. Monitor the sounding with the sounding system.
The following sections include information on preparing the radiosonde
for the sounding with Ground Check Device RI41. For detailed
information on other sounding preparation phases, such as preparing the
optional sounding accessories, see Vaisala Guide to Sounding
Preparations, Technical Reference. For information on configuring the
sounding system software, see Vaisala DigiCORA Sounding System
Getting Started Guide and the on-line help.