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1radar — /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… …
2Radar — 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 …
3Radar signal characteristics — A Radar System uses a Radio Frequency electromagnetic signal reflected from a target to determine information about that target. In any radar system, the signal transmitted and received will exhibit many of the characteristics described below.The …
4Radar display — Modern radar systems typically use some sort of raster scan display to produce a map like image. In the past, notably during the early days of radar development, such displays were difficult to produce for a number of reasons. Several different… …
5Radar Scope — Infobox VG title=Radar Scope caption=Arcade flyer of Radar Scope . developer=Nintendo R D1 publisher=Nintendo distributor= designer=Ikegami Tsushinki version= released= JPN 1979 NA November, 1980 genre=Fixed Shooter modes=1 to 2 players,… …
6Radar Rat Race — Infobox VG| title = Radar Rat Race developer = Commodore publisher = Commodore designer = Commodore engine = Custom released = 1981 genre = Maze modes = Single player ratings = n/a platforms = Commodore VIC 20 media = requirements = input =… …
7Jindalee Operational Radar Network — The Jindalee Operational Radar Network (JORN) is an over the horizon radar network that can monitor air and sea movements across 37,000km2. It has an official range of 3,000 km but depending upon certain atmospheric conditions has a range up to… …
8History of radar — The history of radar starts with experiments by Heinrich Hertz in the late 19th century that showed that radio waves were reflected by metallic objects. This possibility was suggested in James Clerk Maxwell s seminal work on electromagnetism.… …
9Doppler radar — Doppler effect A Doppler radar is a specialized radar that makes use of the Doppler effect to produce velocity data about objects at a distance. It does this by beaming a microwave signal towards a desired target and listening for its reflection …
10Semi-active radar homing — Semi active radar homing, or SARH, is a common type of missile guidance system, perhaps the most common type for longer range air to air and surface to air missile systems. The name refers to the fact that the missile itself is only a passive… …
