The 9 months
that the Slough Radar group spent at Orfordness in 1935 had been
very productive. During this brief period, Bowen and his colleagues
managed to push the transmitter output power up from 25 kW to a
massive 200 kW.
The team of Wilkins (group leader), Bowen and Watson Watt forged
ahead with the research whilst Bainbrige-Bell (a very talented circuit
designer) was sent back to Slough, as he did not fit in well with
the rest of the team.
The lofty Tizard
committee made a visit on the Saturday 15th June. Although they
were satisfied with progress, there were no aircraft echoes to be
found. On the Monday however, a flying boat from Felixstowe was
tracked all the way back to it's base. From this moment it may be
said that there was no turning back. The theory was now being turned
into practice.
The power and range of the Transmitters grew steadily during this
period:
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