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Link Room VII – Light Warning Radar Display

Another in the series from the Link Room Team on equipment displayed there. Link Room VII – Light Warning Radar Display @ NASAM The D Day planners decided that a light, simple radar, easily moved, was needed for D Day and the subsequent battles. So was born the AMES 6 family of radars, also known […]

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Link Room VI … Naxos or FuG 350

Naxos or FuG 350 … In the early stages of WW2 German radar technology was ahead of the Allies, using wavelengths down to half a metre. However, expecting a short war Hitler stopped further development. The development of the Magnetron and centimetre wavelengths took the enemy by surprise. The discovery of H2S radar in a

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Link Room V .. ASV2

Update from the Link Room – ASV2 …… In 1936 with Chain Home radar experiments progressing Dr E G Bowen was given the task of developing Airborne Radar. With CH using 350 ft mast and many kilowatts of power it was a daunting task. A higher frequency would allow much smaller aerials, and it soon

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