Type 279 radar

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|country = United Kingdom

|introdate = 1940

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|type = Early-warning radar

|frequency = 43 MHz

|PRF = 50 per second

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|pulsewidth = 7–30 μs

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|range = {{convert|50|nmi|lk=in}}

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|power = 70 kW

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The Type 279 radar was a British naval early-warning radar developed during World War II from the Type 79Friedman, p. 190 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).Howse, Radar at Sea: The Royal Navy in World War II{{Cite web |url=http://www.rnmuseumradarandcommunications2006.org.uk/RADAR%20IN%20THE%20RN%20AT%20THE%20END%20OF%20WW2.pdf |title=RADAR IN THE RN AT THE END OF WW2 |access-date=2013-01-28 |archive-date=2015-09-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924091525/http://www.rnmuseumradarandcommunications2006.org.uk/RADAR%20IN%20THE%20RN%20AT%20THE%20END%20OF%20WW2.pdf |url-status=dead }}