AMES or
Air Ministry Experimental Station was the way of identifying
RAF radar types during and after
World War IIAMES Type 1,
Chain Home (CH) -
Early WarningAMES Type 2,
Chain Home Low (CHL) - Early Warning, LOW altitudeAMES Type 3, Type 1 and Type 2 operating in close proximityAMES Type 4, Overseas Chain Home, also known as Intermediate CO or CO/ICHAMES Type 5,
Chain Overseas Low (COL)AMES Type 6, Light Warning SetAMES Type 7, Final static
GCI station (Happidrome)AMES Type 8, Various marks of GCI radars, mobile and semi-staticAMES Type 9, Mobile Chain HomeAMES Type 10, Mobile Air Transportable SystemAMES Type 11, Mobile sets as possible standby should 1.5
m CHL/GCI be jammedAMES Type 12, Low Frequency transportable Chain Home Low.AMES Type 13, 10 cm "Nodding"
Height Finder. Transmitter and Receiver of Naval Type 277AMES Type 14, 10 cm surveillance radarAMES Type 15, GCI radar, mobile version of Type 7AMES Type 16,
Fighter Direction StationAMES Type 17, Fighter Direction (abandoned)AMES Type 18, CHL/GCI Modified Type 11 Mk2 (H) with height finding (abandoned)AMES Type 19, GCI Final Standby TypeAMES Type 20, Decimetric Height FinderAMES Type 21, Tactical Control. Five vehicle GCI convoyAMES Type 22, GCI / COL (similar to AMES Type 11)AMES Type 23, LOMAN Overseas
LORAN systemAMES Type 24, Long range 10
cm Height FinderAMES Type 25, Experimental CHLAMES Type 26, GCI British version of American MEW (Microwave Early Warning)AMES Type 27, Air Transportable GCIAMES Type 28, CMH Air transportable Height FinderAMES Type 29, CHEL (Chain Home Extra Low) Air transportable (abandoned)AMES Type 30, CD (
Coast Defence) / CHL (
Admiralty only)AMES Type 31, CHEL CD in wooden hutAMES Type 32, CHEL CD -
Nissen hut - none builtAMES Type 33, CHEL CD - brick builtAMES Type 34, CHEL CD 200 ft towerAMES Type 37, CHEL CDAMES Type 40, CD/CHL AMES Type 41, CHELAMES Type 42, CHELAMES Type 43, CHELAMES Type 44, CHELAMES Type 46, CHELAMES Type 47, CHELAMES Type 48, CHELAMES Type 50, CHELAMES Type 7000, 30-60
Mhz Hyperbolic navigation system -
GEE ground stationAMES Type 9000, Transponder-based navigation system -
Oboe ground station
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