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Mark 20

Description of the radar set, tactical-technical characteristics

Figure 1: Mark 20

Figure 1: Mark 20

Specifications
frequency: L-band
pulse repetition time (PRT):
pulse repetition frequency (PRF):
pulsewidth (τ):
receiving time:
dead time:
peak power:
average power:
instrumented range:
range resolution:
accuracy:
beamwidth:
hits per scan:
antenna rotation:
MTBCF:
MTTR:

Mark 20

Radar Equipment Mark 20 was a tracking radar operating in the L-band. It provided range, azimuth, and elevation indications to permit an associated searchlight on a selected target.

The radar was developed at the end of the 2nd World War and became important only in the Pacific theater of war.