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  • 1interrogator — [in ter′ə gāt΄ər] n. 1. a person who interrogates; questioner 2. a radio or radar transmitter whose signals actuate a transponder or a beacon …

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  • 2radar beacon system — A radar system in which the object to be detected is fitted with cooperative equipment in the form of a radio transponder (receiver/transmitter). Radio pulses are transmitted from the searching interrogator (transmitter/receiver) site, received… …

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  • 3radar — /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… …

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  • 4interrogator — i. A radar set or other electronic device that transmits an interrogation. Normally, ground based surveillance radar beacon transmitter receiver scanning in synchronism with primary radar continuously transmitted signals requesting replies from… …

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  • 5interrogator-responsor — /in ter euh gay teuhr ri spon seuhr/, n. Electronics. a radio or radar transceiver for sending a signal to a transponder and receiving and interpreting the reply. [1945 50] * * * …

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  • 6interrogator-responsor — /in ter euh gay teuhr ri spon seuhr/, n. Electronics. a radio or radar transceiver for sending a signal to a transponder and receiving and interpreting the reply. [1945 50] …

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  • 7Secondary surveillance radar — SSR antenna of Deutsche Flugsicherung at Neubrandenburg, in Mecklenburg/Western Pomerania Secondary surveillance radar (SSR)[1] is a radar system used in air traffic control (ATC), that not only detects an …

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  • 8Air traffic control radar beacon system — The air traffic control radar beacon system (ATCRBS) is a system used in air traffic control (ATC) to enhance radar monitoring and separation of air traffic. ATCRBS assists ATC radars by acquiring information about the aircraft being monitored,… …

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  • 9Secondary Surveillance Radar — Sekundärradar der Deutschen Flugsicherung (DFS) mit LVA Antenne (bei Neubrandenburg/ Mecklenburg Vorpommern) …

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  • 10secondary surveillance radar — A radar system that requires complementary aircraft equipment (transponder). The transponder generates a coded reply signal in response to transmissions from the ground station (interrogator). Since this system relies on transponder generated… …

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