conical scan receiver
1Conical scanning — is a system used in early radar units to improve their accuracy, as well as making it easier to steer the antenna properly to point at a target. Conical scanning is similar in concept to the earlier lobe switching concept used on some of the… …
2Monopulse radar — is an adaptation of conical scanning radar which sends additional information in the radar signal in order to avoid problems caused by rapid changes in signal strength. The system also makes jamming more difficult. Most radars designed since the… …
3Radar — For other uses, see Radar (disambiguation). A long range radar antenna, known as ALTAIR, used to detect and track space objects in conjunction with ABM testing at the Ronald Reagan Test Site on Kwajalein Atoll …
4AZUSA — refers to a ground based radar tracking system installed at Cape Canaveral, Florida and the NASA Kennedy Space Center. AZUSA dated back to the early 1950s and was named after the southern California town (Azusa, California) where the system was… …
5radar — /ray dahr/, n. 1. Electronics. a device for determining the presence and location of an object by measuring the time for the echo of a radio wave to return from it and the direction from which it returns. 2. a means or sense of awareness or… …
6Ship gun fire-control system — Mk 37 Director c1944 with Mk 12 (rectangular antenna) and Mk 22 orange peel Ship gun fire control systems (GFCS) enable remote and automatic targeting of guns against ships, aircraft, and shore targets, with or without the aid of radar or optical …
7Heckler & Koch MP5 — Type Submachine gun Place of origin …
8CAR-15 — Assault Rifle, 5.56 mm, XM177 USAF Airman with a GAU 5/A (Colt Model 610) Type Carbine Place  …
9Mariner 6 and 7 — Mariner 6 Operator NASA Mission type Flyby Flyby of Mars …
10Vanguard 2 — or Vanguard II was an earth orbiting satellite launched 1959 02 17 by the Vanguard SLV 4 launch vehicle as part of Project Vanguard. [cite web | url = http://history.nasa.gov/SP 4202/chap12.html | title = VANGUARD A HISTORY, CHAPTER 12, SUCCESS… …
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