A pulse radar transmits a sequence of short pulses
of RF energy. By measuring the time for echoes of
these pulses scattered off a target to return to the
radar, the range to the target can be estimated by
the pulse radar.
The major components of a pulse radar are:
the transmitter, consisting of an oscillator and a pulse
modulator;
the antenna system, which passes electromagnetic energy from the transitter
to the transmission medium, and receives reflections from the target;
the
receiver, which amplifies the signal received by the pulse radar and detects returns from targets; and
interfaces, including displays and
interfaces to other electronic systems.
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