| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Introdate: | 1945 |
| Type: | Aerial-search radar |
| Frequency: | 2,997 MHz |
| Beamwidth: | 3.2° |
| Altitude: | 20000feet |
| Power: | 500 kW |
The Type 293 radar was designed as a short-range aerial-search radar for surface ships in 1945. It used the same transmitter as the Type 277 surface-search radar, but used a new antenna design intended to cover the area above the ship to provide air warning instead of surface search. The stabilised "cheese" antenna, 6feet diameter in the AUR antenna, was upgraded to 8feet in Type 293P and to 12feet in the postwar Type 293Q.[1]
| Type | Aerial outfit | Peak power (kW) | Frequency (MHz) | Wavelength (mm) | In service |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 293M | AUR | 500 | 2,997 | 100 | 1945 |
| 293P | AQR | 500 | 2,997 | 100 | 1945 |
| 293Q | ANS | 500 | 2,997 | 100 | 1945 |