Type 6
Description of the radar set, tactical-technical characteristics
UNITED KINGDOM
| Specifications | |
|---|---|
| frequency: | 176 … 212 MHz
(VHF-Band) |
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| dead time: | |
| peak power: | 85 kW |
| average power: | |
| instrumented range: | 18 NM (≙ 33 km) |
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| hits per scan: | |
| antenna rotation: | 4 min⁻¹ |
| MTBCF: | |
| MTTR: | |
Type 6
The AMES Type 6 alias “Light Warning Set” (LWS) was operating in VHF-Band surveillance radar during the World War II. It was a British equivalent of the American SCR-602-T1.
The radar was fitted with an identification kit RC-192 (IFF) Mk.3, in Figure 1 the vertical omnidirectional antenna.