ASDE-2 Transmitter Modifications

Abstract

After studying the available statistics, obtained from various airports, it was quickly concluded that the preponderance of ASDE-2 radar failures originated in the modulator-transmitter section where the low mean time between failures was controlled by the following inter-related factors: (1) An undersized hydrogen thyratron driver for the power amplifier; (2) An inadequate trigger pulse amplifier output; (3) Poor operating conditions for the power amplifier tubes. The report analyzes these and other engineering inadequacies and then describes in detail the modification of one channel of an ASDE radar.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0751927

Entities

People

  • Henry R. Guarino

Organizations

  • John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplifiers
  • Capacitance
  • Capacitors
  • Coaxial Cables
  • Crystal Rectifiers
  • High Voltage
  • Impedance
  • Inductance
  • Life Tests
  • Power Amplifiers
  • Pulse Amplifiers
  • Radar
  • Radio Frequency Pulses
  • Repetition Rate
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Transformers
  • United States

Readers

  • Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Strategic Security Studies