Radar's rich history and development -- The professional radar engineer/technician -- Logarithms, decibels, and power -- The science behind radar -- Magnetron versus synthesis -- Circuitry and hardware -- Secondary radar systems -- Microwave transmission lines an cavities -- Radar synchronizers -- Radar transmitters --Radar Receivers -- Moving target indicators and the Doppler effect -- An MTI processor -- The moving target detector MTI system -- Radar displays -- Appendix A : Annotated glossary -- Appendix B : Major equations -- Appendix C : Conversions and constants -- Appendix D : Government nomenclatures -- Appendix E : Radar frequencies -- Appendix F : Greek alphabet in radar -- Appendix G : Technical expression -- Appendix H : Trigonometry
Summary
The following topics in this book are discussed: radar history; secondary radar systems; air traffic control; microwave transmission lines and cavities; radar synchronizers; radar transmitters; radar receivers; moving target indicator; Doppler effect; moving target detector; and radar displays
