Chain Home radar stations

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Chain_Home_radar_stations

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:radar_station_network
gptkbp:alternativeName	CH
gptkbp:beganOperation	1938
gptkbp:ceased_operations	1950s
gptkbp:contributedTo	Battle of Britain
gptkbp:detectionType	aircraft detection
gptkbp:developedBy	gptkb:Robert_Watson-Watt
gptkbp:followedBy	gptkb:Chain_Home_Low
gptkbp:frequency	20–30 MHz
gptkbp:fundedBy	gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:influenced	future radar systems
gptkbp:infrastructure	tall steel transmitter towers wooden receiver towers
gptkbp:locatedIn	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:notableStation	gptkb:Dover gptkb:Dunkirk gptkb:Ventnor gptkb:Bawdsey gptkb:Poling
gptkbp:operatedBy	gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:British_air_defense_system
gptkbp:precededBy	experimental radar stations
gptkbp:purpose	early warning of enemy aircraft
gptkbp:range	up to 120 miles
gptkbp:significance	first operational radar network
gptkbp:status	decommissioned
gptkbp:technology	radio detection and ranging
gptkbp:usedDuring	gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Attack_on_British_radar_stations
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7
http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Chain Home radar stations