UNIT 2: Radar system

Answer Key

Tuning-in:
EW Electronic Warfare
RF Radio Frequency
CW Continuous wave

Task 1
1-f 2-c 3-h 4-b
5-g 6-d 7-e 8-a

Task 2
1. F (P1) and angular position 5. T (P4)
2. F (P1) the half of time 6. F (P4) can keep antenna point to the target
3. F (Fig 3.2) can share 7. F (P5) must two antennas
4. T (P4) 8. T (P6)

Task 3

1-e 2-g 3-a 4-c

5- h 6-b 7-d 8-f

Task 4:
1. a 2. d 3. a 4. c 5. d 6. b

Task 5:

1. How is the angular position of radar computed using a directional antenna?

By comparing the amplitude of return signals versus the orientation of the radar
antenna.
2. What can be expected if a tracked target is moving relative to the radar?
 If a tracked object is moving relative to the radar, the radar processing will expect the
tracked object to continue along the same path it has been following in the last few
measurements.
3. Which type of signal do pulse radars transmit?
Pulse radars transmit short, high-power RF signals with a low duty cycle.
4. What is difference between a CW radar and a pulse radar?
Its signal is present all of the time.
5. Why must two antennas in CW radars have sufficient isolation?
The two antennas must provide sufficient isolation to keep the transmitted signal from
saturating the receiver.
6. What does “the transmitted pulses are coherent” mean in a pulse Doppler
radar?
This means that the transmitted pulses are a continuation of the same signal and thus
have phase consistency.
Task 6:

1. widely 2. illuminates 3. received 4. calculating

5. applications 6. expressed 7. physical 8. varies