Development of a Portable High-Frequency Radar.

Abstract

The Surface Radar Section of DREO is developing a portable HF radar. The report presents an overview of the radar and analysis of a series of tests done in 1998. The equipment including antennas and electronics is described. A series of electronics problems was encountered, but none of them have a significant effect on the operation of the system. The receiver system was calibrated using loopback runs, source measurements and meteor reflections. Measurements of interference, meteors and environmental clutter at 24.5 MHz are presented. The results of the tests are used to estimate the performance of the portable radar in Line-of-Sight mode against theatre ballistic missiles.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1999
Accession Number
ADA372153

Entities

People

  • Harold Wilson

Organizations

  • Defence Research and Development Canada

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Antenna Radiation Patterns
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Doppler Effect
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Filtration
  • Frequency
  • Fresnel Zones
  • Line Of Sight
  • Measurement
  • Operating Systems
  • Pulse Generators
  • Radar
  • Radar Signals
  • Radiation
  • Theater Ballistic Missiles
  • Waveform Generators
  • Waveforms

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Radar Systems Engineering.
  • Software Engineering

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems