Description : The spectrum of a radar transmitter describes what characteristic of the output pulse?
Last Answer : Frequency distribution
Description : In an externally synchronized radar, what determines the prr of the transmitter?
Last Answer : The master oscillator.
Description : The distance from a radar set to a target measured along the line of sight is identified by what term?
Last Answer : Range.
Description : Radar surface-angular measurements are referenced to true north and measured in what plane?
Last Answer : Horizontal plane.
Description : What type of klystron is used as the final stage of a power- amplifier transmitter?
Last Answer : Multicavity klystron.
Description : The peak power of a radar depends on the interrelationship of what other factors?
Last Answer : Average power, pulse width, and prt.
Description : Transmitter power readings are most often referenced to what power level?
Last Answer : 1 milliwatt.
Description : When a transmitter uses a high-power oscillator to produce the output pulse, what switches the oscillator on and off?
Last Answer : High-voltage pulse from the modulator.
Description : All the power sent down a transmission line from a transmitter can be transferred to an antenna under what optimum conditions?
Last Answer : When the characteristic impedance of the transmission line and the load impedance are equal.
Description : What is the range of earth terminal transmitter output power?
Last Answer : Up to 20 kilowatts.
Description : What transmitter component allows the radiation of a large number of discrete frequencies over a wide band?
Last Answer : . Frequency synthesizer.
Description : What type of receiver is most often used in radar systems?
Last Answer : Superheterodyne.
Description : What type of modulator is most commonly used in modern radar systems?
Last Answer : Line-pulsed.
Description : What type of multivibrator can be used as a radar master oscillator?
Last Answer : Free-running.
Description : What type of ranging circuit is most often used with a radar that requires extremely accurate range data?
Last Answer : Range gate or range step.
Description : Fire-control tracking radar most often radiates what type of beam?
Last Answer : A narrow circular beam.
Description : Radar altimeters use what type of transmission signal?
Last Answer : Frequency modulated (fm).
Description : What type of radar provides continuous range, bearing, and elevation data on an object?
Last Answer : Track radar.
Description : What type of radar detects range, bearing, and height?
Last Answer : Three-dimensional.
Description : In addition to recovery time, what determines the minimum range of a radar set?
Last Answer : Pulse width
Description : Why are time-domain reflectometers often compared to a radar system?
Last Answer : Both transmit a pulse and analyze the signal reflection.
Description : . What is the normal source of dry air for a radar system?
Last Answer : Ship's central dry-air system
Description : The ideal radar spectrum has what relationship to the carrier frequency?
Last Answer : Symmetrical above and below the carrier frequency.
Description : Which of the two types of automatic gain control, agc or iagc, is most effective in radar use for the Navy?
Last Answer : IAGC.
Description : What IF frequencies are normally used in radar receivers
Last Answer : Thirty or sixty megahertz.
Description : A self-synchronized radar system obtains timing trigger pulses from what source?
Last Answer : Transmitter.
Description : What is the purpose of the majority of circuits in a radar system?
Last Answer : Timing and control.
Description : What is the purpose of the synchronizer in a radar system?
Last Answer : Controls system operation and timing.
Description : Which of the two general classes of antennas is most often used with radar?
Last Answer : Directional.
Description : What radar scope uses a range step for range measurement?
Last Answer : The A scope.
Description : Range-marker generators produce pulses based on what radar constant?
Last Answer : The radar mile (12.36 microseconds).
Description : What are the required radar inputs for proper indicator operation?
Last Answer : Triggers, video, and antenna information.
Description : What are the three fundamental quantities involved in radar displays?
Last Answer : Range, bearing, and elevation.
Description : Which beam of missile-guidance radar is very wide?
Last Answer : Capture beam.
Description : What width is the pulse radiated by fire-control tracking radar?
Last Answer : Very narrow.
Description : Tracking radar searches a small volume of space during which phase of operation?
Last Answer : Acquisition.
Description : Why is the range capability of 3D radar usually less than the range of 2D radar?
Last Answer : Higher operating frequency
Description : What position data are supplied by 2D search radar?
Last Answer : Range and bearing.
Description : Air-search radar is divided into what two basic categories?
Last Answer : 2D and 3D.
Description : What is the shape of the beam of a surface-search radar?
Last Answer : Wide vertically, narrow horizontally.
Description : What limits the maximum range of a surface-search radar?
Last Answer : Radar horizon.
Description : A surface-search radar normally scans how many degrees of azimuth?
Last Answer : 360 degrees.
Description : The Doppler variation is directly proportional to what radar contact characteristic?
Last Answer : Velocity.
Description : What radar component permits the use of a single antenna for both transmitting and receiving?
Last Answer : Duplexer.
Description : What radar subsystem supplies timing signals to coordinate the operation of the complete system?
Last Answer : Synchronizer.
Description : The degree of bearing resolution for a given radar system depends on what two factors?
Last Answer : Beam width and range.
Description : What term is used to describe the ability of a radar system to distinguish between targets that are close together?
Last Answer : Target resolution
Description : In its simplest form, what functions must a radar detector be capable of performing?
Last Answer : Detecting the presence of rf energy.