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Technical details

WF2 SPECIFICATIONS
Antenna
8 feet
Beam

1° beam rotated
as a conical scan of 2°

Search mode
extra 18in sub-dish moves forward to give 5° beam rotated as a conical scan of 10°
Offset feed type
Cutler feed
Rotation rate
60 r.p.m.
Transmitter
75kW peak power
Pulse length
0.25uS & 0.5 Us
P.R.F.
500Hz
Receiver
12.5dB Noise factor
 
200km max range
Display
9 in. I scan
range
20, 100, 200 km
follow mode
4km, +/-2km of set range
calibration rings
10km search,
10 & 1km search & follow
Ranging Unit
0-190km, 0-14km, 0-1km range meters

The PRF was developed by dividing the 1000Hz from the motor alternator by two.

Modified cutler feed

30MHz 70 dB six stage amplifier to video detector.

Specifications
Aerial system
8ft diam. Parabolic dish with offset cutler feed providing a conical scan
Beamwidth 1° wide beam, 4.5° wide beam
Spinning rate 50rpm
Angle Tracking - manual Azimuth & Elevation

Transmitter
Hard valve pulsed magnetron
Frequency 9375 +/- 30MHz
Peak power 75kW
Pulse length 0.25 & 0.5 uS
PRF 500Hz

Receiver
IF 30MHz
Bandwidth 5 MHz
Recever gain 100dB
Video bandwidth 5MHz
Video gain 20dB

Display
Single 9in CRT as I Scope
Electromagnetic deflection using rotating coils
Search Ranges; 20,100,200km
Follow mode; 4km expanded sweep after variable delay
Calibration rings Search; 1 & 10km intervals, Follow;1km intervals

Performance
Maximum range 200km, accuracy 1% or 100m - which ever is greatest
Elevation / Azimuth 0.1° standard deviation