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26th February 1935: Daventry Experiment proves the ability of using radio waves to detect aircraft, heralding the development of radar
Category: Society & Culture
Duration: 00:00:00
Publish Date: 2025-02-26 03:05:18
Description: Robert Watson-Watt and Arnold Wilkins conducted an experiment using a BBC shortwave radio transmitter located near Daventry, Northamptonshire, and a receiving station was set up in a field around 6 miles away that consisted of two receiving antennae attached to CRT monitoring equipment installed in a van. A Handley Page Heyford bomber was instructed to fly through the radio signal’s path, and it caused detectable variations in the received radio waves displayed on the ...
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