Chain Home
radar technology
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British development of radar
- In radar: First military radars
…first British radar system, the Chain Home, had gone into 24-hour operation, and it remained operational throughout the war. The Chain Home radars allowed Britain to deploy successfully its limited air defenses against the heavy German air attacks conducted during the early part of the war. They operated at about…
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work of Watson-Watt
- In Sir Robert Alexander Watson-Watt
…a series of radars called Chain Home, which typically operated at frequencies of 22–50 megahertz, which were much lower than radars developed in other countries prior to World War II. Watson-Watt justified his choice of a nonoptimal frequency for his radar with his often-quoted “cult of the imperfect,” which he…
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