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Don

Description of the radar set, tactical-technical characteristics

Figure 1: Don

Figure 1: Don

Specifications
frequency: 9 280 … 9 480 MHz
(X-Band)
pulse repetition time (PRT):
pulse repetition frequency (PRF): 756 … 876 or
1572 … 1656 Hz
pulsewidth (τ): 0.7 … 1.3 or
0.1 … 1.7 µs
receiving time:
dead time:
peak power: 80 kW
average power:
instrumented range: 12 NM (≙ 22 km)
range resolution:
accuracy:
beamwidth:
hits per scan:
antenna rotation: 11 … 20 rpm
MTBCF:
MTTR:

Don

Don and Don-2 were operating in the X-Band navigational radars widely fitted in both warships and merchant ships of former Sovjet Union.

Don has a solid parabolic reflector approximately with the dimensions of 0.6 m x 2.3 m and horizontal polarization. Some models have two small wind vanes on the rear. The minimum detectable range (“blind range”) was 35 m.

Don-2 is a modification of Don differing in that the parabolic reflector is replaced by a slotted waveguide antenna.

Picture gallery of Don

Figure 2: Slotted waveguide antenna of Don-2