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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 metric early-warning set. It initially had separate transmitting and receiving antennas that were later combined in the Type 279M to single-antenna operation. This set also had a secondary surface-search mode with surface and aerial gunnery capability and used a Precision Ranging Panel, which passed accurate radar ranges directly to the HACS table (analog computer).
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 |
