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United Kingdom Air Defence A Brief History
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Typical East Coast CH Site Chain Home Latticed Masts
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Many changes have taken place over the years. From the 1940’s Chain Home network to present day UK Air Defence. CHAIN HOME
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Ground Controlled Interception
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ROTOR – Post WW2 Type 13 and 14 Radars
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BERLIN AIRLIFT
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ROTOR ROTOR series Ops Room
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CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS
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Tripwire Response ICBM Early Warning Console Position
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Air Defence Radar Stations Type 84 Radar
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Air Defence Radar Stations Type 85 Radar
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R3 Ops Rooms
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UNI Consoles & Upgrades
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UKADR The UK Air Defence Region is a region of air space, around the United Kingdom The region is 2048 square miles covering the United Kingdom and Faroe Islands.
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Features of an Air Defence Radar 3 Dimensional Cover. Long Range Detection. Good Clutter Rejection. Secondary Surveillance Radar.
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Features of an Air Defence Radar Display Facilities Communication Facilities –Ground to Air –Telephones –Data Links Time & Position - Global Position System. Maintainability - Line Replaceable Unit.
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T101 Radar System Antenna
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T101 Radar System Radar Management Cabin
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T101 Radar System Display Workshop Cabin
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T101 Radar System Power Distribution Cabin
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T101 Radar System Generator Cabins
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T101 Main Features Frequency Band –2.7-3.1 GHz Bandwidth –400 MHz Frequency Agility –32 Different User Frequencies. Instrumented Range –254 nautical miles
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Type 101 Located at: Portreath Kirton in Lindsey 1 Air Control Center (1ACC)
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UKASACS Air Defence Radar Sites PORTREATH KIRTON IN LINDSEY BUCHAN BENBECULA BRIZLEE WOOD STAXTON WOLD TRIMINGHAM
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T101 Main Features Pulse Duration –16.4 - 68.4 µs Compressed Pulse Length –400 ns Rotation Speed / Scan Speed –6 rpm Pulse Repetition Interval –854.4 to 3351.6 s
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T101 Main Features Positional Accuracy at 220Km (118nM) –Range48m. –Azimuth.0.22 . –Height.2,400 feet
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T101 Main Features Elevation Coverage –0 to 20 with Electronic tilt offset ranging from -2 to +5.75 . Radio Frequency (RF) Power –200 kW (Spot Frequency). –150 kW (Across the full frequency spread). –5.48 kW Mean (4% duty cycle).
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UKASACS Air Defence Radar Sites PORTREATH KIRTON IN LINDSEY BUCHAN BENBECULA BRIZLEE WOOD STAXTON WOLD TRIMINGHAM
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Display Facilities Transmit Inhibit Sectors (TIS). Tracking. Intercept Geometry.
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Display Facilities Radar Monitoring & Control. UKASACS Link Filter Areas (LFA). Simulation.
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