Type 279 radar
Type 279Country of origin |
United Kingdom |
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Introduced |
1940 |
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Type |
Early warning radar |
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Frequency |
43 MHz |
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PRF |
50 per second |
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Pulsewidth |
7-30 μs |
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Range |
50 nautical miles (93 km; 58 mi)? |
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Power |
70 kW |
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The Type 279 radar was a British naval early warning radar developed during World War II from the Type 79.[1] with metric air warning set. It had separate Tx and Rx antennas, combined in Type 279M to single antenna operation. This set also had a secondary surface search with surface and aerial gunnery capability and used a Precision Ranging Panel, which passed accurate radar ranges directly to the HACS table (analog computer).[2][3]
Specifications
Type |
Aerial outfit |
Peak power (kW) |
Frequency (MHz) |
Wavelength (mm) |
In service |
279 |
|
70 |
39.9 |
7,450 |
1940 |
279M |
|
70 |
39.9 |
7,450 |
1941 |
Notes
Bibliography
- Brown, Louis (1999). A Radar History of World War II: Technological and Military Imperatives. Bristol and Philadelphia: Institute of Physics Publishing. ISBN 0-7503-0659-9.
- Friedman, Norman (1981). Naval Radar. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-238-2.
- Swords, Sean S. (1986). Technical History of the Beginnings of Radar. London: IEE/Peter Peregrinus. ISBN 0-86341-043-X.
- Watson, Raymond C. Jr. (2009). Radar Origins Worldwide: History of Its Evolution in 13 Nations Through World War II. Trafford. ISBN 978-1-4269-2111-7.
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