title: Type 279 radar
text: # Type 279 radar
  
  The Type 279 radar was a British naval early-warning radar developed during World War II from the Type 79 metric early-warning set. It initially had separate transmitting and receiving antennas that were later combined in the Type 279M to single-antenna operation. This set also had a secondary surface-search mode with surface and aerial gunnery capability and used a Precision Ranging Panel, which passed accurate radar ranges directly to the HACS table (analog computer).
  
  ## Specifications
  
  | Type | Aerial outfit | Peak power (kW) | Frequency (MHz) | Wavelength (mm) | In service |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 279 | | 70 | 39.9 | 7,450 | 1940 |
  | 279M | | 70 | 39.9 | 7,450 | 1941 |
  