Review of current radar interests

Current radar applications and problem areas are reviewed. Air traffic control, aircraft and ship navigation, remote sensing, and law enforcement are some of the applications mentioned. Both the Gemini and the Apollo space vehicles used radar for rendezvous and docking, and Apollo also utilized it for lunar landing. Equipment improvements suggested include better isolation in CW radar, efficient linear transmitters, efficient low duty cycle solid-state RF power devices, wide dynamic range displays and receivers, wide-band wide-dynamic-range A/D converters, and long-life highly reliable mechanically rotating antennas. Other areas discussed include: extending radar coverage, operator assistance techniques, extraction of target information, electromagnetic compatibility and minimizing the cost of a radar system.