A MECHANICAL DUPLEXER FOR HIGH-POWERED X-BAND RADARS

Abstract

The combination of high power and the use of a low-noise maser receiving system places severe requirements on modern radar duplexing systems. Typical values of isolation of -120 db and insertion loss of less than -0.2 db are required to prevent deterioration of the maser gain and low-noise capabilities. The only presently AVAILABLE SYSTEM THAT CAN APPROACH THE NEEDED PERFORMANCE IS THE MECHANICAL DUPLEXER. A duplexer unit is discussed which was developed for the West Ford radar system.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 08, 1961
Accession Number
AD0271400

Entities

People

  • Bernard F. Lapage

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Assembly
  • Attenuation
  • Calibration
  • Duplexers
  • Frequency
  • Government Procurement
  • Insertion Loss
  • Losses
  • Low Noise
  • Measurement
  • Radar
  • Repetition Rate
  • Rotation
  • Short Circuits
  • Switching
  • X Band

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electronics Engineering
  • Radar Systems Engineering.