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Marconi Type 7

Description of the radar set, tactical-technical characteristics

Figure 1: Marconi Type 7 radar at Sopley, United Kingdom (ca. 1942)

Figure 1: Marconi Type 7 radar at Sopley, United Kingdom (ca. 1942)

Specifications
frequency: 192 … 209 MHz
( VHF-Band)
pulse repetition time (PRT):
pulse repetition frequency (PRF): 300 … 540 Hz
pulsewidth (τ): 3.5 or 8 µs
receive time:
dead time:
peak power: 80 … 100 kW
average power:
instrumented range: 90 Miles (≙ 145 km)
range resolution:
accuracy:
beamwidth:
hits per scan:
antenna rotation: 0 … 8 rpm
(normally 4 rpm)
MTBCF:
MTTR:

Marconi Type 7

The Marconi Type 7 was a British radar for Ground Controlled Intercept (GCI) during the end of the World War II. The Marconi Type 7 used full wave dipoles as 4x8 array with a reflector 54 feet wide by 30 feet high and weighing about 20 tons.

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