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

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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