Country of origin United Kingdom Type Early warning radar PRF 50 per second | Introduced 1940 Frequency 43 MHz Pulsewidth 7-30 μs | |
The Type 279 radar was a British naval early warning radar developed during World War II from the Type 79. 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).
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