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SK had 10 components weighing approximately 5,000 lb (2,300 kg). The heaviest unit, at 2,400 lb (1,100 kg), was the antenna assembly. The antenna measured 15 ft (4.6 m) x 16 ft 9 in (5.11 m). It was mounted 100 ft (30 m) or more above water. The
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search set for large ships. It furnished range and bearing of surface vessels and aircraft, and it could be used for control of interception. The set had both "A" and
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accuracy ± 3°. There was no elevation control, but elevation could be estimated roughly from positions of maximum and minimum signal strength.
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minimum operators required were one per shift. Primary power required was 3500
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592:Northampton
559:New Orleans
506:Oregon City
145:(91 m)
141:± 100
35:Long Island
986:Categories
955:Touchstone
919:References
908:2022-02-18
879:0684835290
495:Des Moines
469:battleship
458:battleship
424:battleship
413:battleship
402:battleship
383:battleship
342:Casablanca
325:Enterprise
101:Pulsewidth
63:Introduced
20:SK (radar)
835:Citations
805:Princeton
803:USS
785:USS
767:USS
749:USS
731:USS
715:Trumpeter
713:HMS
625:Currituck
603:Pensacola
548:Cleveland
517:Baltimore
444:USS
419:Tennessee
369:USS
284:Coral Sea
282:USS
197:SK was a
138:Precision
92:Beamwidth
81:Frequency
33:USS
950:(1998).
927:(2006).
855:NavWeaps
813:See also
581:Portland
570:Brooklyn
476:Arkansas
464:New York
408:Colorado
371:Honolulu
334:Saratoga
211:antennas
193:Overview
85:VHF band
769:Alabama
751:Wichita
698:Gallery
619:cruiser
608:cruiser
597:cruiser
586:cruiser
575:cruiser
564:cruiser
553:cruiser
542:cruiser
531:(CA-45)
529:Wichita
522:cruiser
511:cruiser
500:cruiser
489:cruiser
478:(BB-33)
446:Augusta
433:(BB-38)
222:azimuth
173:by the
129:Azimuth
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453:Nevada
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344:-class
336:(CV-3)
327:(CV-6)
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291:Midway
239:, 115
119:(86.9
115:160.9
787:Macon
733:Texas
690:Boxer
678:Ruler
614:Omaha
537:Fargo
353:Bogue
302:Essex
241:volts
237:watts
150:Power
133:± 3 °
112:Range
973:ISBN
959:ISBN
939:ISBN
903:NHHC
874:ISBN
688:HMS
527:USS
474:USS
429:USS
378:Iowa
332:USS
323:USS
250:, a
187:SK-3
185:and
183:SK-2
179:SK-1
153:250
71:Type
66:1944
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207:IFF
203:PPI
121:nmi
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155:kW
143:yd
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106:μs
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