Phased array radars

(B2431) wrote in
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From: (Regnirps)

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Anyway, for these to work well the plane of the array needs to be
normal to the
target. I'm just amazed the darn things work so well, and when will I
be able to get one surplus?

-- Charlie Springer

Civilian colour weather radar sets show up occasionally on e-bay. As a
matter of fact that's what got me to finally break down and ask the
question.

Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired

Uh,I don't believe weather radars are phased arrays. It would be
overkill,and an unnecessary expense.

The color part come from computer processing of the radar return

--
Jim Yanik
jyanik-at-kua.net

"Jim Yanik" wrote in message
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(B2431) wrote in
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Uh,I don't believe weather radars are phased arrays. It would be
overkill,and an unnecessary expense.


http://www.oudaily.com/vnews/display...2?in_archive=1

Keith

"Keith Willshaw" wrote in
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http://www.oudaily.com/vnews/display...ca4e76e2d2?in_
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This article says that the phased array radar is NEW in this
application(weather radar),and was just introduced at a first site.

I may have ASSumed that he was referring to weather radar used by TV
stations and metrological stations,not airborne civilian aircraft
instrumentation.

Apologies.


--
Jim Yanik
jyanik-at-kua.net

In article , Jim Yanik
wrote:

"Keith Willshaw" wrote in
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http://www.oudaily.com/vnews/display...ca4e76e2d2?in_
archive=1


This article says that the phased array radar is NEW in this
application(weather radar),and was just introduced at a first site.

I may have ASSumed that he was referring to weather radar used by TV
stations and metrological stations,not airborne civilian aircraft
instrumentation.

Apologies.

Maybe eBay spelled it wrong, and it was an old, fazed radar sold by
somebody's buddy A. Ray, who used to be run a radar in an EC-121 or the
like? I tell ya, it's pitiful to see a hard-working radar, that didn't
plan for retirement, up on the auction block. Radars like that don't
believe in reality any more, just thinking life is nothing but
reflections.

From: Jim Yanik


(B2431) wrote in
:

From: (Regnirps)

snip

Anyway, for these to work well the plane of the array needs to be
normal to the
target. I'm just amazed the darn things work so well, and when will I
be able to get one surplus?

-- Charlie Springer

Civilian colour weather radar sets show up occasionally on e-bay. As a
matter of fact that's what got me to finally break down and ask the
question.

Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired

Uh,I don't believe weather radars are phased arrays. It would be
overkill,and an unnecessary expense.

The color part come from computer processing of the radar return

--
Jim Yanik
jyanik-at-kua.net

I could be wrong about its function, but there was a phased array system for
civil aircraft on e-bay a week or so ago.

Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired