RX12874
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rx12874-299-2838195
title:
RX12874
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RX12874, also known as the Passive Detection System (PDS) and by its nickname "Winkle", was a radar detector system used as part of the Royal Air Force's Linesman/Mediator radar network until the early 1980s. Winkle passed out of service along with the rest of the Linesman system as the IUKADGE network replaced it. Winkle was developed in the late 1950s to counter the carcinotron, a radar jammer so effective that it was initially believed it would render all long-range radars useless. Winkle use
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Military radar detector
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RX12874
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2023-09-29T15:46:15Z
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