• Phase-comparison monopulse is a technique used in radio frequency (RF) applications such as radar and direction finding to accurately estimate the direction...
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  • array antennas. Historically, monopulse systems have been classified as either phase-comparison monopulse or amplitude monopulse. Modern systems determine...
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    Amplitude-comparison monopulse refers to a common direction finding technique. This method is used in monopulse radar, electronic warfare and radio astronomy...
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  • radar waveform. Amplitude monopulse for amplitude-comparison monopulse Phase interferometry for phase-comparison monopulse G. W. Stimson: "Introduction...
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    more accurate in the terminal phase. This basic concept then became part of the US Sparrows in the M model (for monopulse) and some of these were later...
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    during World War II; therefore, the two systems are still compatible. Monopulse secondary surveillance radar (MSSR), Mode S, TCAS and ADS-B are similar...
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    The AN/FPS-16 is a highly accurate ground-based monopulse single object tracking radar (SOTR), used extensively by the NASA crewed space program, the...
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    Radar (section Phased array)
    sensing Acronyms and abbreviations in avionics Definitions Amplitude-comparison monopulse Constant false alarm rate Sensitivity time control Application Proximity...
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    single pulses (often called amplitude monopulse) and achieve a high "Probability of Intercept" (PoI). Amplitude comparison has been popular as a method for...
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    double-seater. The IDF is equipped with a GD-53 Golden Dragon multi-mode monopulse pulse-Doppler radar, which is based on the General Electric AN/APG-67...
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    with tracking radar are monopulse and conical scan. Pulse-Doppler radar requires a coherent oscillator with very little noise. Phase noise reduces sub-clutter...
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  • calculated using standard radar beamforming techniques, such as amplitude monopulse using a series of fixed, overlapping beams or more sophisticated adaptive...
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    R-23R, the IR version R-23T. The R-23R, weighing 222 kg (489 lb), used a monopulse radar which gave it better ECM resistance compared to the AIM-7E-2. The...
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  • Q6, as it was known by those who worked on it, was an amplitude comparison monopulse C-band radar, with a 2.8 MW peak klystron transmitter tunable from...
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    that when combined with the turret front mounted J-band (150 kW power) monopulse tracking radar forms the 1RL144 (NATO:Hot Shot) pulse-Doppler 3D radar...
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    "illuminates" the target for the missile's semi-active radar seeker. The monopulse receiver in the missile's nose receives the reflection of illumination...
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    Guard's WMEC and WHEC ships can track one air or surface target using the monopulse tracker and two surface or shore targets. Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigates...
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  • Ground and airborne radio equipment 1956 John W. Greig (P) Automatic phase comparison direction finding 1956 Thorp Hiscock (P) Two-way voice radio for aircraft...
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    highly accurate information for performance measurements. It was an early monopulse radar design, using this technique to achieve higher accuracy than earlier...
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    Located at the Zeus bases would be the Local Acquisition Radar (LAR), a UHF monopulse radar able to track between 50 and 100 targets. The Forward Acquisition...
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  • Smith, WO (21 September 1977), Submarine Tactical Data Link HF Radio Comparison Test (PDF), p. 68, retrieved 9 December 2024, The Sylvania AN/ACQ-5 modem...
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  • Although not implemented into a full system until after the war, the monopulse technique was first demonstrated at the NRL in 1943 on an existing X-Band...
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