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Type 159

Description of the radar set, tactical-technical characteristics

Figure 1: Type 159B

Figure 1: Type 159B

Specifications
frequency: 9 345 … 9 405 MHz
(X-Band)
pulse repetition time (PRT):
pulse repetition frequency (PRF):
pulsewidth (τ):
receiving time:
dead time:
peak power:
average power:
instrumented range: 20 NM (≙ 37 km)
range resolution:
accuracy:
beamwidth:
hits per scan:
antenna rotation:
MTBCF:
MTTR:

Type 159

Type 159 was an early commercial navigation radar operating in the X-Band.

Type 159 used a so called “Double Cheese Antenna” 4ft wide and an upmast transceiver. The display was a 9-inch cathode ray tube as PPI-scope. In 1950 it was the first commercial radar of DECCA.

Type 12

Type 12 used the same antenna, transmitter, and receiver but a 12-inch CRT and a reflection plotter. A version modified for military purposes was designated Type 974.