• The aviation transponder interrogation modes are the standard formats of pulsed sequences from an interrogating Secondary Surveillance Radar (SSR) or...
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    had its transponder accidentally switched off) Aviation transponder interrogation modes Mangine, Robert (2007). "The Truth About Transponders". Archived...
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    on the type of interrogation, the transponder sends back a transponder code (or "squawk code", Mode A) or altitude information (Mode C) to help air traffic...
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    After a known delay, the transponder replies by transmitting a pulse pair on a frequency that is offset from the interrogation frequency by 63 MHz and...
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    radio signals, relies on targets equipped with a radar transponder, that reply to each interrogation signal by transmitting encoded data such as an identity...
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  • Okui S-mode 2, 2nd single compilation album by Masami Okui S-mode 3, 3rd single compilation album by Masami Okui Mode S, an aviation transponder interrogation...
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    system designed for command and control. It uses a transponder that listens for an interrogation signal and then sends a response that identifies the...
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  • replying transponder should send by using a system of modes. There have been a number of modes used historically, but four are in common use today: mode 1,...
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  • system that encoded both the interrogation and response, allowing the transponders to ignore signals from interrogators that did not present the right...
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    Traffic collision avoidance system (category Aviation risks)
    mode S transponder, but TCAS does not issue any interrogations and the transponder will reply to only discrete interrogations. Transponder The mode S...
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  • given to aircraft using an Aviation transponder interrogation mode 24-bit hex code, data used in aeronautics transponders This disambiguation page lists...
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    Automatic Dependent Surveillance–Broadcast (category Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the Federal Aviation Administration)
    radar depends on active replies from the aircraft. Its failure modes include the transponder aboard the aircraft. Typical ADS-B aircraft installations use...
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    equipment that is currently widely used by the aviation industry. TLS uses the existing Mode 3/A/C/S transponder equipment to determine the aircraft's position...
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  • from the interrogation source. The Ground RADAR range can be 200 miles or more. The transponder on any aircraft within range of the interrogation replies...
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  • automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) Mode S transponder system. Mode S transponders transmit acquisition squitter (unsolicited downlink...
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    assigning a transponder code, e.g., "Squawk 7421". Transponders can respond with one of several different "modes" determined by the interrogation pulse from...
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    squawk code on the transponder. The PFD can also be used for entering and activating flight plans. The PFD also has a "reversionary mode" which is capable...
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    consists of a tiny radio transponder called a tag, a radio receiver, and a transmitter. When triggered by an electromagnetic interrogation pulse from a nearby...
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    and polarity of frequency offset from the interrogation channel. TACAN interrogators can operate in four modes: receive (for bearing/identification only)...
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    Traffic information service – broadcast (category Federal Aviation Administration)
    (TIS–B) is an aviation information service that allows pilots to see aircraft that are not emitting ADS-B data but have a basic transponder. As aircraft...
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    remain accurate over very long range.[citation needed] The latest transponder systems (mode S) can also provide position information, possibly derived from...
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    passive version of TCAS designed for general aviation use. PCAS systems do not actively interrogate the transponders of other aircraft, but listen passively...
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    Telemetry transmitter No. 1 Telemetry transmitter No. 2 C-band transponder beacon S-band transponder beacon Ground facilities matching this capsule equipment...
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    reverses the radar concept. Instead of radar 'finding' a target by interrogating the transponder, the ADS-B equipped aircraft 'broadcasts' a position report...
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    systems such as TPAS, which are passive (they do not actively interrogate the transponders of other aircraft) and do not provide advisories for conflict...
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    Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 (category Aviation accidents and incidents in 2014)
    2001, calls were made for transponders to become automated rather than manually operated; no changes were made because aviation experts preferred flexible...
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    cockpit and can be integrated with INS/GPS positioning systems and IFF transponder. Three U/VHF radios, one HF radio and a wideband SATCOM are used for...
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    Mark X system, which was introduced in the 1950s. The civil transponder interrogation modes A and C were defined in air traffic control (ATC) and secondary...
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    systems integration. HAL will install in-house developed Combined Interrogator and Transponder (CIT) with digital map generator by Mission and Combat Systems...
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    rapid beam agility and incorporates passive and active air-to-air modes, strike modes, and synthetic aperture radar (SAR) capability, with multiple target...
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