Monopulse design for tactical tracking radar
Abstract
Design selections are described for the front-end of a tracking radar receiver. The antenna has a micropulse feed and a two-channel, time-sharing monopulse receiver eliminates field adjustments and permits operation with a failed channel. Dual low noise amplifiers (LNA) were mounted a close to that antenna as possible. The two channels were recombined in the acquisition mode by a hybrid. A 30 deg phase matching was then sufficient to keep the tracking S/N losses below 3 dB.
- Publication:
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Microwave Journal
- Pub Date:
- May 1985
- Bibcode:
- 1985MiJo...28..307T
- Keywords:
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- Low Noise;
- Microwave Amplifiers;
- Monopulse Radar;
- Radar Receivers;
- Systems Engineering;
- Tracking Radar;
- Amplifier Design;
- Antenna Feeds;
- Fail-Safe Systems;
- Mixing Circuits;
- Network Synthesis;
- Reliability Engineering;
- Signal To Noise Ratios;
- Communications and Radar