Finally, a practical MET radar developed for small-base operations

A low cost ground-based lightweight color meteorological radar system, the E-300 weather radar, suitable for small base operations, is described. Three main controls are used by the operator: antenna tilt, receiver gain, and range. The system assures full control of the antenna tilt angle, allowing the operator to find the relative height of the storm cells and to keep the cells within the beam as they move closer to or farther from the antenna site, while the receiver gain control makes it possible to determine the relative water content of different parts of the storm cells. Range selections are 10/25/50/100/200 nautical miles (NM). The normal thunderstorm is detectable in excess of 100 NM and, if the cell is sufficiently developed vertically, can be detected out to 150 NM.