Report on Operational Tests of Special "Chaff" Developed by Radio Research Laboratory, Harvard University

Abstract

Tests of "Chaff" as a radar countermeasure were made at the Naval Research Laboratory Chesapeake Bay Station on 7 and 9 April 1943. The material (Chaff) was prepared at Radio Research Laboratories, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass., and tests were made using the radar and other facilities of the NRL Chesapeake Bay Station, under the general direction of personnel from Radio Research Laboratories. Strong echo signals were observed from quantities of "Chaff" varying from 500 to 2,000 strips, of length resonant at the radar operating frequency. A record was made of the radar operators observations, and motion pictures were taken of the echo signals.

Open PDF

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 29, 1943
Accession Number
AD1175446

Entities

People

  • L. R. Philpott
  • L. V. Blake
  • R. C. Guthrie

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bays
  • Cameras
  • Cathode Ray Tubes
  • Chesapeake Bay
  • Countermeasures
  • Frequency
  • Materials
  • Military Research
  • Motion Picture Photography
  • Motion Pictures
  • Navy
  • Observation
  • Photographic Materials
  • Photography
  • Radar Countermeasures
  • Release Mechanisms
  • Saturation

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Radar Systems Engineering.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.