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RADAR PRINCIPALS
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RADAR FREQUENCY SPECTRUM
LOWER FREQUENCY’S
LARGE ANTENNA’S
LONG RANGE
LOW DATA RATE
LESS PRECISE IN RANGE AND ANGLE
CHEAP HARDWARE
EARLY WARNING / SEARCH RADARS
HIGHER FREQUENCY’S
SMALLER HARDWARE AND ANTENNA’S
REDUCED RANGE
GOOD ANGULAR AND RANGE RESOLUTION
MORE EXPENSIVE
WEAPON CONTROL ( TT / FC ) RADARS
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PULSE REPETITION INTERVAL (PRI )
TIME BETWEEN LEADING EDGES OF 2 PULSES ( msec )
LONG PRI; LONG RNG SEARCH RDR
MEDIUM PRI; TGT ACQUISITION RDR
SHORT PRI; WPN CONTROL RDR
KEY IDENTIFYING PARAMETER FOR APR-39
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PRI TYPE
STABLE PRI                                                    NO TIME VARIATION BETWEEN PULSES
STAGGERED PRI                                                         PRI VARIES WITH A SIMPLE REPEATING PATTERN
JITTERED / WOBBLING PRI                                      PRI VARIES WITH SEMI-RANDOM, SINUSOIDAL, OR TRIANGULAR PATTERN
SWITCHER / CYCLER                                                 RDR DWELLS ON ONE PRI TYPE FOR SHORT PERIOD THAN CHANGES PRI TYPE
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PULSE REPETITION FREQUENCY (PRF)
PRF IS THE INVERSE OF PRI WITH FIXED PULSE DURATION
HIGH PRF’S USED FOR SHORT RANGE / WPN CONTROL RADARS
HIGH DATA RATE
AMBIGIOUITY OF RANGE DATA ( STAP)
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QUESTIONS ?