Type 279 radar
| 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. 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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