BBC Research and Development Report 1955-01 : Mutual interference between naval radar and VHF FM broadcasting in Band II -- B.B.C. and A.S.R.E. tests

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CONFIDENTIAL 




RESEARCH DEPARTMENT 



Mutual Interference between Naval Radar 

and VHF FM Broadcasting in 

Band II— B. B.C. and A.S.R.E. Tests 



Report No. K-101 
[1955/1] 



THE BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION 
ENGINEERING DIVISION 



RESEARCH DEPARTMENT 

MUTUAL INTERFERENCE BETWEEN NAVAL RADAR 

AND VHF FM BROADCASTING IN 

BAND II — B.B.C, AND A.S.RoE, TESTS 



Report No. K-iOi 
[1955/!] 



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Report No. K-101 



MUTUAL INTERFERENCE BETWEEN" NAVAL RADAR 

AND VHF FM BROADCASTING IN 

BAND II — -B.B..C. AND A..S.R.E.. TESTS 



Section Title Page 



1 SUMMARY . 



2 INTRODUCTION 



GENERAL . . . 



4 PROGRAMME OF TRIALS . 



INTERPRETATION OP FIELD STRENGTH MEASUREMENTS . 



6 INTERFERENCE WITH TYPE 281 RADAR FROM WROTHAM .... 



INTERFERENCE WITH FM BROADCASTING FROM TYPE 281 RADAR 



8 INTERFERENCE WITH FM BROADCASTING FROM TYPE 960 RADAR . 10 



9 CONCLUSIONS ....... ................ 12 



APPENDIX 14 



CONFIDENTIAL 

Report No. K-101 
January 1955 [l955/l] 



MUTUAL INTERFERENCE BETWEEN NAVAL RADAR 

AND THE FM BROADCASTING IN 

BAND II B.B.C. AND A. S.R.E. TESTS 



1. SUMMARY. 

Tests were carried out by the Admiralty Signal and Radar Establishment 
and the B.B.C. Research Department to investigate the mutual interference likely to 
arise from the co— channel operation of naval radar sets Type 281 and Type 960 with 
YHF FM broadcasting stations, 

Specific measurements and observations on land in the Brighton area and at 
sea on board H.M.S. Boxer are described. It is concluded that perceptible inter- 
ference would arise in coastal areas by the operation of the naval radar sets at sea 
out to ranges from the coast of the order of 70 km and 180 km in the case of the 
Type 281 and Type 960 sets respectively. The result of the tests on interference 
with the operation of the Type 281 set from a high power YHF transmitter cannot be 
regarded as conclusive as, for technical reasons, naval apparatus could not be 
adjusted to work exactly on the same frequency channel as the "7HF FM transmitter. 
Tests indicate quite definitely, however, that a serious degree of interference with 
the radar may occur within ranges from a VHF FM transmitter of 250 km. 

It is recommended that co-channel operation of the naval radar sets and 
VHF FM broadcasting should, if possible, be avoided, at least in coastal waters. 



2, INTRODUCTION. 

This report describes some tests arranged jointly by the Admiralty Signal 
and Radar Establishment and the B.B„C. Research Department to determine the extent of 
the mutual interference between the B.B.C. FM transmitters in Band II and the naval 
radar equipment working on shared frequencies within the band. 

The sharing of some part of the frequency band 88-100 Mc/s between YHF 
broadcasting and naval radar arose in the following manner. 

A document known as Paper Number 85 of the Inter-Departmental Committee on 
Post- War Planning shows that FM broadcasting in the United Kingdom has the exclusive 



use of the frequency band 90*5 Mc/s to 95 Mc/s and that it shares the band 88 Mc/s to 
90*5 Mc/s with the naval Type 281 set. The Paper further states that the naval 
Type 281 set has been granted priority on the frequencies 88 ± 0*5 Mc/s and 90 
±0*5 Mc/s. It is stated that the allocations are based on agreements reached by the 
Inter-Departmental Committee before the Atlantic City Conference, but have been 
adjusted to fit within the framework of the allocation table agreed at the conference 
for the European Region. The European Broadcasting Conference (1952) provides for 
the use of the entire 88-95 Mc/s band by the United Kingdom for FM stations and 
assigns frequencies to particular stations. 



3. GMERAIu 

In June 1952 H.M. S. Swiftsure reported serious interference with her Type 281 
radar from B.B.C, Wroth am EM transmissions. As a result of H. M.S. Swiftsure 's report, 
trials were arranged between the B.B.C. and the Admiralty Signal and Radar Establishment 
(A.S.R.E. ) to determine not only the nature and extent of the interference experienced 
by Type 281 from Wrotham but also that which Type 281 would cause to the reception of 
frequency modulated signals. 

Prom the point of view of obtaining the maximum information about mutual 
interference, it was considered desirable to operate the interfering sources as. near 
to one another as possible and then to increase the distance between them and. note how 
the interference and field strength varied. For this. reason the B.B.C. initially 
suggested carrying out the tests with a shipborne Type 281 in the Thames Estuary, the 
nearest sea point to Wrotham and one that offered a "straight course for 130 km or 
more offshore in a N.W. direction. The ship allocated for the trials. was, however, 
H.M.S, Boxer, a radar training unit which normally operates in the Isle of Wight 
area, and, as she was to carry out her normal training programme in addition to the 
A.S.R.E. /B.B.C. trials, the tests were of necessity carried out in this area. 

A B.B.C. Research Department Report Ar-021 "Radar Pulse Interference" 

gave the results of some preliminary work on the problem carried out in 1946 when 
measurements were made on a naval radar transmitter at Chatham. The work now described 
is a more complete investigation embracing subjective listening tests and the. effect 
of the jamming of the naval radar by a high power YHP transmitter. 

The Radio Branch of the Post Off ice Engineering Department was informed of 
the tests and sent observers to one of the B.B.C. receiving sites and to H.M.S. Boxer. 



4. PROGRAMME OP TRIALS. 

Tests were initially plan Tied for two consecutive days, as follows: 

First day 

1. H.M.S. Boxer to steam from a point off Worthing on the continuation of 
a straight line joining Wrotham and the B.B.C. shore site (see5below) 
towards Cherbourg. 



2. Measurements of the field strength of Wrotham on 91*4 Mc/s to be made 
periodically on hoard. 

3. The Type 281 radar set to he tuned to 91*4 Mc/s and adjusted for the 
radiation of a peak effective power of 3*2 MW in the direction of 
maximum aerial gain, 

4. The interference from the Wrotham transmission to the Type 281 set 
receiver display to be noted and, if possible, photographically 
recorded, 

5. B.B.C. observations to be made at Shoreham-on— Sea at a site effectively 
at sea level. 

Second day 

1. H.M.S, Boxer to steam on course approximately the reciprocal of that 
of the first day. 

2. Field strength and interference measurements and observations to be 
made on board as on the first day, 

3. B.B.C. observations to be made at a high site on the South Downs near 
Brighton (initially planned as Truleigh Hill but later changed to the 
Dyke Golf Club House), 

The tests originally planned for two days, as above, were conducted on 
1st, 2nd and 3rd February, 1954. 

The observations made at the B.B.C. site consisted of: 

a. measurements of ~ the Wrotham field strength; 

b. measurements of the field strength of the signals from 
H.M.S. Boxer j 

c. subjective assessment of the degree of interference to 
the required programme from Wrotham. 

A change in the programme was necessitated by a mis— match between the 
Type 281 feeder and aerials on a frequency of 91' 4 Mc/s. This had caused the 
Pyrotenax feeder to be damaged when an attempt was made to radiate a peak power of 
3*2 MW. The trials were, therefore, carried out with a Type 281 transmitter unit 
operating on a frequency of 90-3 Me/s and a reduced. ERP of 0*8 MW, 

A second radar set, Type 960, a modern counterpart of the Type 281, also 
radiated. during the trials. This set, though capable of operating at frequencies up 
to 90 Mc/s, is not at present permitted to operate in the 88-90*5 Mc/s band. The 
B.B.C, however, took advantage of the facilities offered by.A.S.R.B. and subjective 
tests were carried out to determine its effect on FM broadcasting. 



The measurement of the amplitude of the pulses of the two radar sets was 
made with a modified Gee receiver fitted with anti- jamming circuits. A locally 
generated pulse from a standard signal generator was coupled into the Gee receiver and 
its width and amplitude adjusted until it was equal to that received from the radar 
sets. With this arrangement, it was possible to measure the field strength of the 
pulses when their amplitude was 35-40 dB below that of a eo-ehannel FM signal. 

Further data of transmitting and receiving equipment, site and aerial heights 
are given in the Appendix. 



5. INTERPRETATION OP FIELD' STRMGTH : M1ASDE1H1NTS. 

Before discussing details of the observations, the method of evaluating 
the field strength measurements both on ship and shore is described, On account of 
fading, it was. necessary to observe the field strength of Wrotham on H.M.B, Boxer for 
a period of 1-2 minutes and note the mean value. This was done at least once every 
fifteen minutes and on completion of each run the mean measured- value was related to 
distance from Wroth am by reference to the ship's log. 

Field strength measurements on board H.M.S. Boxer could only be made 
conveniently at a height of 9'8 metres above -sea level, although the height of the 
aerial system of the Type 281 radar set was 35 metres above sea level. It is, 
therefore, necessary to make a correction to the measurements made at the lower height 
in order to arrive at values for the field incident on the Type 281 set aerial. This 
has been done on a linear height gain basis, the-' gain factor being 3'6, This. is 
likely to be the true gain for all ranges where the ship is below the radio horizon 
from the last diffracting ridge on the wave path from Wrotham (the South Downs) but 
for closer ranges the linear height gain may not ; apply. Since the ranges at which 
the interference effects -were observed extend well beyond this horizon, all the 
figures given in this report for the field strength of Wrotham on H.M.S. Boxer include 
the linear height gain. correction. 

The receiving aerials at the shore sites were all at a height of 9*2 metres 
above ground level, the value (30 ft) being the height above ground generally accepted 
as the height of the average listener's outdoor aerial. 

Fading was observed on the signals received from H.M.S. Boxer at a distance 
exceeding 65 km. Allowance has, however, been made for this by a process of averaging. 

..All measured field strengths of the Type 281 set have been corrected for 
the normal power of 3*2 MW and the distances corresponding to various degrees of 
interference from the Type 281 set have likewise been corrected. 



6. INTERFERING! WITH TYPE 281 RADAR FROM WROTHAM. 

As the Type 881 transmitter unit could not be tuned to Wrotham's frequency, 
it was impossible to observe co— channel interference under normal working conditions 
and recourse was made to tuning the receiver unit to 91' 4 Mc/s while the transmitter 
unit radiated on 90*3 Me/s. In this mis- tuned condition no echoes appeared on the 



receiver displays but the effect of the interference. could be observed on either 
cathode ray tube trace, as the aerial rotated through 360°, 

The effect of the FM signal on the display was as follows I 

As the amplitude of the interference signal increased, the trace level rose 
and the noise amplitude decreased. Further increase of the interference level caused 
the datum line of the trace to limit and the. noise to invert. This condition was 
observed when H.M.S. Boxer was 200 km from Wrotham and the Type 281 aerial was 
pointing towards Wrotham; the corresponding field strength was 20/iV/m. Still 
further increase of the field strength reduced the amplitude of the noise to zero and 
the cathode ray tubes then gave a clean trace. This condition corresponded to a 
field strength of 45/^V/m. 

When the interfering field strength exceeded 400/xV/m, it was possible to 
observe both the interference and echoes by tuning the receiver unit to apoint mid— way 
between 90' 3 Mc/s and 91*4 Mc/s. In this condition, similar effects were noted to 
those described above. 

Table 1 summarises the result of the observations as the distance between 
H.M.S, Boxer and Wrotham was progressively decreased. 

TABLE 1 

Summary of Subjective Tests on Type 281 Radar 
with Wrotham as the Source of Interference 

Distance from Approximate Field Interference 

Wrotham km Strength fXl/m 

200 20 Trace limiting over an arc 

of 40 and noise inverted 

175-185 45 Trace wiped clean over an 

arc of 40 

170-175 63 Weak interference on back 

lobe in addition to above 

165 80 Weak interference on side 

lobes in addition to above 

140 250 Saturation jamming on all 

bearings except arc of 40 
on each side 

130 400 Saturation jamming on all 

bearings 

The table shows that when the ship was 200 km from Wrotham, the Type 281 
set was inoperative over an arc of 40 , and at 130 km from Wrotham, the set was 
completely inoperative on all bearings. These conditions correspond to field 
strengths of 20/xV/m and 400/-t"V/m respectively. 



The ground profile 'between the Wrotham transmitter and the course seawards 
from a point off Worthing is not very favourable for TOF transmission owing to the 
attenuation introduced through diffraction losses, by the South Downs which rise to a 
height of about 700 ft. To indicate the ranges at which interference with the 
Type 281 radar set may be experienced when the ground profile outwards from the 
transmitter is more favourable Table 2 below has been prepared. Here the distance 
ranges have been derived from theoretical propagation curves for propagation over 
average terrain (F.C.C. data, U.S.A.) and apply to a 90 Mc/s transmitter with an 
effective radiated power of 125 kW and height of aerial of 1000 ft above the surround- 
ing terrain. 



TABLE 2 

Probable Range of Interference with Type 281 Radar 
from Typical High Power "VHF FM Transmitting Site 

Distance from FM Station 
(ERP 125 kW, aerial height 1000 ft) Interference 

km 

250 Trace limiting and noise inverted 

over an arc of 40 

200 Trace wiped clean over an arc of 40 

185 Weak interference on back lobe in 

addition to above 

176 Weak interference on side lobes in 

addition to above 

145 Saturation jamming on all bearings 

except for 40 arc on each side 

132 Saturation jamming on all bearings 

Under abnormal tropospheric propagation conditions the above ranges may be 
considerably increased and the operational use of the Type 281 set would be further 
restricted. 

The A. S.R.E. representative on board H.M.S. Boxer decided to conduct the 
tests without the anti- jamming circuits of the Type 281 set connected, for the 
following reasons: 

i. Under the particular conditions of the tests (Wrotham and the 
Type 281 set operating on different frequencies), it was 
considered that the results would be so unrealistic as to be 
misleading. 

ii. Anti-jamming circuits severely restrict the operational use 
of the equipment in a number of ways. 



7. INTERFERENCE .WITH FM BROADCASTING PROM TYPE 881 RADAR. 

Subjective co— channel listening tests on Wrotham 's frequency with the 
Type 281 set as the source of interference could. not he carried out as planned because, 
as mentioned earlier in this report, the Type 281 set could not he tuned to 91" 4 Mc/s. 
This difficulty was, however, overcome by tuning the FM receiver to the Type 281 set 
pulse transmissions on 90-3 Me/s and injecting a locally generated frequency modulated 
signal derived from a standard signal generator, 

The signal generator was modulated with programme and the output level was 
adjusted to correspond to the appropriate field strength at each receiving post, i.e. 
0*5 mV/m at Shoreham and 9*0 mV/m at Dyke Golf Club House, It was thus possible to 
observe the co— channel interference effect of Type 281 and, by retuning the local 
signal generator, similar observations were made for Type 960 radiating on 86 Mc/s. 
The field strength of both radar sets was measured periodically on a modified Gee 
receiver at both receiving posts- The results of the observations on interference 
from the Type 281 set are given in Table 3. 



TABLE 3 



Amplitude of 
pulse relative 
to that of the 

FM carrier dB 



Summary of Subjective Tests on an FM Signal with 
Type 281 Radar as the Source of Interference 

Distance from H.M.S. Boxer 
km 
Shoreham Dyke Golf Club House 
(Wrotham 0*5 mY/m) (Wrotham 9-0 mY/m) 



Degree of 
Interference 



-10 



82 



110 



"Just perceptible" 
when carrier 
unmodulated 



66 



87 



"Perceptible" when 
carrier unmodulated 



+ 10 



+ 20 



47 



32 



64 



48 



"Perceptible during 
quiet passages in 
programme 

"Perceptible" on 
programme of average 
modulation level 



+30 



19 



34 



"Slightly disturbing" 
on programme of 
average modulation 
level 



+40* 



11* 



18* 



"Disturbing" on 
programme of average 
modulation level 



''These figures were obtained by extrapolation of tbe field strength/distance 
curve for Type 38 1 and laboratory tests. 



Before commencing on this table, it should be noted that the nearest H.M.S. 
Boxer approached Shoreham was 15 km while the corresponding distance for Dyke Golf 
Club House was 42 km. The data shown in the table for smaller distances were derived 
by interpolation of the field strength/ distance curves for the Type 281 set and 
laboratory tests subsequent to the trials. 

The table shows that at Shoreham the degree of interference varied from 
"just perceptible" when the carrier was unmodulated for H.M.S. Boxer 82 km distant, to 
"disturbing" when she was 11 km distant. For the distances at which observations 
were made the level of interference was never "very disturbing". 

The distance between H.M.S. Boxer and Dyke Golf Club House for a given degree 
of interference is considerably greater than that for the Shoreham site; this arises 
from the fact that the field strength of the Type 281 set was greater, relative to 
that of Wrotham, at Dyke Golf Club House than at Shoreham. This is readily seen from 
Fig. 1 which makes direct comparison between the measured and theoretical field 
strengths for both sites. The difference between the theoretical fields is 27 dB, 
whereas the average difference between the measured fields is 34 dB. The discrepancy 
between each measured field strength curve and the appropriate theoretical one is well 
within the limits imposed by local site conditions. 

The two receiving sites, one at sea level and one elevated on a high, clear 
site, tend towards the extremes in elevation and it is considered that a typical 
receiving site would lie somewhere between these limits. For this reason, a fifth 
curve has been drawn on Fig. 1. This curve is for a field strength 10 dB greater 
than the theoretical value for Shoreham, and, although arbitrary, it is considered to 
be fairly representative of the field strength of the Type 281 set at a typical 
coastal town. 

Considering now the whole problem of interference from the Type 281 set in 
more general terms, and taking the European Broadcasting Conference, Stockholm, 1952, 
recommendation that a field of 0*25 mY/m should ,be protected for 99$ of the time, 
Table 4 has been drawn up, based on the theoretical curves of Fig. 1. It gives the 
distances between a shipborne Type 281 set and three receiving sites, one at sea level, 
one . "typical", and one elevated, for various levels of interference. From the table 
it will be seen that, due to the reduction in the protected field strength to 0*25 mY/m 
compared with that of Wrotham, the distances at which a given level of interference 
would be observed are considerably greater than those measured and shown in Table 3. 
This is particularly so in the case of Dyke Golf Club House site, where the field 
strength of Wrotham is 9'0 mY/m. 

The use of theoretical rather than the measured field strengths is also 
responsible for minor differences on both sites hut it is preferable to employ 
"standard" field strengths when dealing with the general case. 

In interpreting Tables 3 and 4, it should be borne in mind that when the 
distance between the source of interference and the receiver exceeds 70-80 km, 
abnormal tropospheric conditions would raise the level of interference above that 
shown in the tables. 



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TABLE 4 

Interference between Type 881 and an FM Broadcasting 
Service for three Receiver Sites 

(FM Carrier Field Strength = 0- 25 mV/m) 



Degree of Interference 



Distance from Shipborne Type 881 
km 
Site at "Typical" Elevated 
sea level site site 



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when carrier 
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when carrier 
unmodulated 



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156 



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during quiet 
passages in programme 



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95 



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on programme of 

average modulation level 



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69 



132 



"Slightly disturbing" 

on programme of 

average modulation level 



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86 



"Disturbing" 



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89 



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These figures were obtained by extrapolation of the field strength/distance 
curve for Type 28 1 and laboratory tests. 



8. INTERFERENCE WITH FM BROADCASTING FROM TYPE 960 RADAR. 

The Type 960 radar set is the modern counterpart of Type 881 and the only 
significant difference in their transmission characteristics is that the Type 960 set 
has a pulse repetition frequency of 850 c/s and the Type 881 set a pulse repetition 
frequency of 100 c/s. 



The interference tests using the Type 960 set as the source were carried out 
in precisely the same way as those described for the Type 281 set and Table 5 is a 
summary of these interference observations. 



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TABLE 5 



Summary of Subjective Tests on an FM Signal with 
Type 960 Radar as the Source of Interference 



Amplitude of 

pulse relative 

to that of the 

FM carrier dB 



Distance from H.M. S.Boxer 
km 
Shoreham Dyke Golf Club House 

(Wroth am 0-5 mV/m) (Wrotham 9-0 mV/m) 



Degree of 
Interference 



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135 



158 



"Just perceptible" 
when carrier 
unmodulated 



-13 



87 



110 



"Just perceptible" 
during quiet 
passages 



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67 
63 
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29 



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"Slightly dis 


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"Disturbing" 


45 


"Very disturb 



Comparison between Tables 3 and 5 shows that the Type 960 set causes a 
much higher level of interference than the Type 881 set. For example, when the field 
strength equalled that of the wanted FM transmission, the level of interference was 
"slightly disturbing", whereas the corresponding level for the Type 281 set was 
"perceptible when the carrier is unmodulated". Further comparisons for the same 
radar field strengths are "very disturbing" and "perceptible on programme of average 
modulation level". These comparisons clearly show that, as expected, the set with 
the higher pulse repetition frequency causes the higher interference level. 

The measured field strength/distance curves for this set are almost exactly 
the same as those for the Type 281 set shown in Fig. 1. 



Both sets being of equal power, the same theoretical curves are used to 
derive the distances for various levels of interference at three representative 
receiver sites. The protected field strength considered is again 0*25 mV/m and the 
results are given in Table 6. 



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TABLE 6 

Interference between the Type 960 set and an FM Broadcasting 
Service for three Receiver Sites 

(FM Carrier Field Strength = 0' 25 mV/m) 



Degree of Interference 



Distance from Shipborne Type 960 
km 
Site at "Typical" Elevated 
sea level site site 



"Just perceptible" 
when carrier 
unmodulated 



320 



"Just perceptible" 
during quiet passages 
in musical programme 



184 



420* 



"Perceptible 

during quiet passages 

in musical programme 



138 



218 



406* 



"Perceptible" 

on programme of 

average modulation level 



116 



182 



350* 



"Slightly disturbing" 

on programme of 

average modulation level 



98 



160 



320 



"Disturbing" 

on programme of 

average modulation level 



87 



136 



290 



"Very disturbing" 

on programme of 

average modulation level 



46 



70 



132 



*These figures were obtained by extrapolation of the field strength/distance 
curve for the Type 28 1 set and laboratory tests. 



9. CONCLUSIONS. 

The experiments have shown that considerable mutual interference would 
result if the naval radar sets are operated on shared frequency channels with VHP FM 
broadcasting. 

In particular, the interference suffered by the radar system might be such 
as to render it inoperative in a ship within 200 km of a typical inland transmitter 



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site of the "high, power" type the B.B.C. proposes to use. In the exceptional case of 
a high power EM transmitter on a high site near the coast, intolerable interference 
might he suffered by the radar system out to ranges of 250 km. 

The converse interference with FM broadcasting is not quite so serious 
in terms of range hut the tests show that, in the case of a typical receiving loca- 
tion, at average height above sea level and near the coast, interference graded as 
"perceptible" or worse would be experienced when the shipborne radar was within 70 km 
of the coast in the case of the Type 281 set, and within 180 km in the case of the 
Type 960 set. In arriving at the above figures it is assumed that a second-class 
service of 0'25 mV/m would be available to the listener. 

Some of the results of the trials described in this report require qualifi- 
cation since the co— channel tests were not carried out as originally planned. In 
particular, it is considered that if the interference experienced by the Type 281 set 
had been assessed in the presence of radar echoes it might not have been quite so 
extensive as that indicated against a background of receiver noise. Furthermore, 
co-channel tests would have provided data of a more detailed nature, showing the effect 
of the interference on various aspects of the performance of the Type 281 set. 
Likewise, tests with the Type 281 set using its anti— jamming circuits would have 
provided data showing not only the extent to which they limit its performance in the 
absence of interference but also that to which they enhance its performance in the 
face of co- channel interference. 

The tests to determine the extent to which an FM service would suffer from 
co-channel operation of either the Type 281 or Type 960 set are not subject to the 
same limitation, since, in this ease the co— channel conditions simulated by using a 
locally generated FM signal are regarded as satisfactory. 

The results of the tests provide strong support for the recommendation that, 
if possible, co— channel working of FM broadcasting and the naval radar sets should be 
avoided altogether or, if this is not possible, the use of the naval radar sets should 
be restricted to sea areas at sufficient distance from the coast that there is no 
possibility of mutual interference. 



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EQUIPMENT ON H.M.S. BOXER 



APPENDIX 



Transmission Characteristics 

Pulse repetition frequency (c/s) 
E.R.P. MW (max. ) 
Aerial height (ft) 
Frequency (Mc/s) 

Field Intensity Meter 



RADAR UNITS 



Type 281 



Type 960 



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115 


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R.C.A. Type 301B (modified) 



EQUIPMENT AT B.B.C. RECEIVING POST 
C.W. Field Intensity Meter 
For measurement of pulse amplitude 

Oscilloscope 

Standard signal generators 

F.M. Receiver 

Pulse Generator 

A.F. Oscillators 

SITE DATA 

WROTH AM 

Latitude 

Longitude 

National Grid Reference TO. (5D/594604 

Site height (ft) aju.s.l. 720 (216 m) 



Distance from Wrotham 
(miles ) 



51° 19' 11 " N 



00° 17' 20" E 



R.C.A. Type 301B (modified) 

Gee receiver Type 1355 (modified) 
Type 27 (modified) R.F. Units 
plus pre-amp. 

Cossor Type 1035 

Marconi Types TF.801A and TF.995 

Fitton and Eddystone Type 770R 

B.B.C. 

B.B.C. and Ediswan Type R.666 



SHORES AH 



50° 49' 54" N 



00° 14' 55" W 



DYKE GOLF CLUB HOUSE 



50° 52' 51" N 



00° 12' 24" W 



TO. (5D/234051 TO. (5D/251107 

20 approx. (6m) 670 approx. (190 m) 



41-5 (67 km) 



38 (61 km)