New antennas for secondary surveillance radar
Abstract
Large vertical aperture antenna (LVA) radars in monopulse and sliding window modes were compared with hogtrough antennas. Track quality and vertical lobing were assessed. Results confirm the greatly superior performance of the LVA design.
- Publication:
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In its RSRE Research Review
- Pub Date:
- 1985
- Bibcode:
- 1985rsre.nasa...28S
- Keywords:
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- Antenna Design;
- Radar Antennas;
- Surveillance Radar;
- Antenna Radiation Patterns;
- Performance Tests;
- Radar Resolution;
- Radar Tracking;
- Communications and Radar