Radar Beacons

Radar Beacons: A Radar Beacons is a small radar set consisting of a receiver, a separate transmitter and an antenna which is often omnidirectional. When another radar transmits a coded…

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Doppler Effect in Radar

Doppler Effect in Radar: The apparent frequency of electromagnetic or sound waves depends on the relative radial motion of the source and the observer. If source and observer are moving…

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Pulsed Radar Systems

Pulsed Radar Systems: A Pulsed Radar Systems is generally required to perform one of two tasks: It must either search for targets or else track them once they have been…

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Display Methods in Radar System

Display Methods in Radar System: The output of a radar receiver may be displayed in any of a number of ways, the following three being the most common Display Methods…

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Antenna Tracking System

Antenna Tracking System: Having acquired a target through a scanning method as just described, it may then be necessary to locate it very accurately, perhaps in order to bring weapons…

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Pulsed Radar System Block Diagram

Pulsed Radar System Block Diagram: A very Pulsed Radar System Block Diagram set was shown in Figure 16-1. A more detailed block diagram will now be given, and it will…

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Radar Performance Factors

Radar Performance Factors: Quite apart from being limited by the curvature of the earth, the maximum range of a radar Set depends on a number of other Radar Performance Factors.…

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Basic Radar System Block Diagram

Basic Radar System Block Diagram: Basic Radar System Block Diagram consists of a transmitter and a receiver, each connected to a directional antenna. The transmitter is capable of sending out…

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