Type 279 radar

Type 279
Country of origin United Kingdom
Introduced 1940
Type Early warning radar
Frequency 43 MHz
PRF 50 per second
Pulsewidth 7-30 μs
Range 50 nautical miles (93 km; 58 mi)?
Power 70 kW

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

  1. Friedman, p. 190
  2. Howse, Radar at sea: The Royal Navy in World War II
  3. RADAR IN THE RN AT THE END OF WW2

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