Radar Questions and Answers - Unique

1. 1. What is the basic principle of radar?

Answer: Echo detection

2. 2. What frequency band is commonly used in weather radar?

Answer: S band

3. 3. What type of radar is used for air traffic control?

Answer: Primary radar

4. 4. What is the purpose of a radar receiver?

Answer: Detect return signal

5. 5. What is radar attenuation?

Answer: Loss of signal strength

6. 6. What causes radar shadow?

Answer: Obstruction by object

7. 7. What is side lobe in radar?

Answer: Unwanted radiation

8. 8. What is the function of a radar transmitter?

Answer: Emit radio pulses

9. 9. What is scan rate?

Answer: Speed of beam rotation

10. 10. What is the function of a radar processor?

Answer: Signal interpretation

11. 11. What is monopulse radar?

Answer: Simultaneous angle measurement

12. 12. What is radar jamming?

Answer: Intentional interference

13. 13. What is the function of radar in military?

Answer: Surveillance

14. 14. What causes radar clutter?

Answer: Terrain and weather

15. 15. What is elevation angle in radar?

Answer: Vertical angle of beam

16. 16. What is azimuth angle in radar?

Answer: Horizontal angle of beam

17. 17. What is PRF in radar?

Answer: Pulse Repetition Frequency

18. 18. What is pulse width?

Answer: Duration of radar pulse

19. 19. What is radar resolution?

Answer: Ability to distinguish targets

20. 20. What is detection range?

Answer: Maximum detectable distance

21. 21. What is tracking radar?

Answer: Follows target position

22. 22. What is acquisition radar?

Answer: Detects and locates targets

23. 23. What is LIDAR?

Answer: Light Detection and Ranging

24. 24. What is Bistatic radar?

Answer: Separated transmitter and receiver

25. 25. What is multistatic radar?

Answer: Multiple receivers

26. 26. What is a radar dome?

Answer: Protective radar cover

27. 27. What is target echo?

Answer: Reflected radar signal

28. 28. What is range bin?

Answer: Distance segment in radar

29. 29. What is blind speed?

Answer: Speed undetectable due to Doppler

30. 30. What is scan to scan correlation?

Answer: Track consistency

31. 31. What is chirp in radar?

Answer: Frequency modulated pulse

32. 32. What is slant range?

Answer: Diagonal distance

33. 33. What is inverse SAR?

Answer: Target imaging radar

34. 34. What is radar ambiguity?

Answer: Uncertain target range

35. 35. What is radar footprint?

Answer: Area illuminated by radar

36. 36. What is power aperture product?

Answer: Radar performance metric

37. 37. What is look angle?

Answer: Angle between radar and target

38. 38. What is squint angle?

Answer: Deviation in beam direction

39. 39. What is radar altimeter?

Answer: Measures altitude

40. 40. What is clutter map?

Answer: Stored background returns

41. 41. What is ECCM?

Answer: Electronic Counter Counter Measures

42. 42. What is pulse compression?

Answer: Improves resolution

43. 43. What is radar calibration?

Answer: System accuracy check

44. 44. What is coherent radar?

Answer: Phase-consistent radar

45. 45. What is non-coherent radar?

Answer: Phase-inconsistent radar

46. 46. What is track-while-scan?

Answer: Simultaneous tracking and scanning

47. 47. What is scan angle?

Answer: Extent of beam sweep

48. 48. What is radar silence?

Answer: Intentional transmission stop

49. 49. What is pulse radar?

Answer: Transmits in pulses

50. 50. What is airborne radar?

Answer: Installed on aircraft

51. 51. What is sea clutter?

Answer: Reflections from sea surface

52. 52. What is the basic principle of radar? (v2)

Answer: Echo detection

53. 53. What frequency band is commonly used in weather radar? (v2)

Answer: S band

54. 54. What type of radar is used for air traffic control? (v2)

Answer: Primary radar

55. 55. What is the purpose of a radar receiver? (v2)

Answer: Detect return signal

56. 56. What is radar attenuation? (v2)

Answer: Loss of signal strength

57. 57. What causes radar shadow? (v2)

Answer: Obstruction by object

58. 58. What is side lobe in radar? (v2)

Answer: Unwanted radiation

59. 59. What is the function of a radar transmitter? (v2)

Answer: Emit radio pulses

60. 60. What is scan rate? (v2)

Answer: Speed of beam rotation

61. 61. What is the function of a radar processor? (v2)

Answer: Signal interpretation

62. 62. What is monopulse radar? (v2)

Answer: Simultaneous angle measurement

63. 63. What is radar jamming? (v2)

Answer: Intentional interference

64. 64. What is the function of radar in military? (v2)

Answer: Surveillance
65. 65. What causes radar clutter? (v2)

Answer: Terrain and weather

66. 66. What is elevation angle in radar? (v2)

Answer: Vertical angle of beam

67. 67. What is azimuth angle in radar? (v2)

Answer: Horizontal angle of beam

68. 68. What is PRF in radar? (v2)

Answer: Pulse Repetition Frequency

69. 69. What is pulse width? (v2)

Answer: Duration of radar pulse

70. 70. What is radar resolution? (v2)

Answer: Ability to distinguish targets

71. 71. What is detection range? (v2)

Answer: Maximum detectable distance

72. 72. What is tracking radar? (v2)

Answer: Follows target position

73. 73. What is acquisition radar? (v2)

Answer: Detects and locates targets

74. 74. What is LIDAR? (v2)

Answer: Light Detection and Ranging

75. 75. What is Bistatic radar? (v2)

Answer: Separated transmitter and receiver

76. 76. What is multistatic radar? (v2)

Answer: Multiple receivers

77. 77. What is a radar dome? (v2)

Answer: Protective radar cover

78. 78. What is target echo? (v2)

Answer: Reflected radar signal

79. 79. What is range bin? (v2)

Answer: Distance segment in radar

80. 80. What is blind speed? (v2)

Answer: Speed undetectable due to Doppler

81. 81. What is scan to scan correlation? (v2)

Answer: Track consistency

82. 82. What is chirp in radar? (v2)

Answer: Frequency modulated pulse

83. 83. What is slant range? (v2)

Answer: Diagonal distance

84. 84. What is inverse SAR? (v2)

Answer: Target imaging radar

85. 85. What is radar ambiguity? (v2)

Answer: Uncertain target range

86. 86. What is radar footprint? (v2)

Answer: Area illuminated by radar

87. 87. What is power aperture product? (v2)

Answer: Radar performance metric

88. 88. What is look angle? (v2)

Answer: Angle between radar and target

89. 89. What is squint angle? (v2)

Answer: Deviation in beam direction

90. 90. What is radar altimeter? (v2)

Answer: Measures altitude

91. 91. What is clutter map? (v2)

Answer: Stored background returns

92. 92. What is ECCM? (v2)

Answer: Electronic Counter Counter Measures

93. 93. What is pulse compression? (v2)

Answer: Improves resolution

94. 94. What is radar calibration? (v2)

Answer: System accuracy check

95. 95. What is coherent radar? (v2)

Answer: Phase-consistent radar

96. 96. What is non-coherent radar? (v2)

Answer: Phase-inconsistent radar

97. 97. What is track-while-scan? (v2)

Answer: Simultaneous tracking and scanning

98. 98. What is scan angle? (v2)

Answer: Extent of beam sweep

99. 99. What is radar silence? (v2)

Answer: Intentional transmission stop

100. 100. What is pulse radar? (v2)

Answer: Transmits in pulses

101. 101. What is airborne radar? (v2)

Answer: Installed on aircraft

102. 102. What is sea clutter? (v2)

Answer: Reflections from sea surface

103. 103. What is the basic principle of radar? (v3)

Answer: Echo detection

104. 104. What frequency band is commonly used in weather radar? (v3)

Answer: S band

105. 105. What type of radar is used for air traffic control? (v3)

Answer: Primary radar

106. 106. What is the purpose of a radar receiver? (v3)

Answer: Detect return signal

107. 107. What is radar attenuation? (v3)

Answer: Loss of signal strength

108. 108. What causes radar shadow? (v3)

Answer: Obstruction by object

109. 109. What is side lobe in radar? (v3)

Answer: Unwanted radiation

110. 110. What is the function of a radar transmitter? (v3)

Answer: Emit radio pulses

111. 111. What is scan rate? (v3)

Answer: Speed of beam rotation

112. 112. What is the function of a radar processor? (v3)

Answer: Signal interpretation

113. 113. What is monopulse radar? (v3)

Answer: Simultaneous angle measurement

114. 114. What is radar jamming? (v3)

Answer: Intentional interference

115. 115. What is the function of radar in military? (v3)

Answer: Surveillance

116. 116. What causes radar clutter? (v3)

Answer: Terrain and weather

117. 117. What is elevation angle in radar? (v3)

Answer: Vertical angle of beam

118. 118. What is azimuth angle in radar? (v3)

Answer: Horizontal angle of beam

119. 119. What is PRF in radar? (v3)

Answer: Pulse Repetition Frequency

120. 120. What is pulse width? (v3)

Answer: Duration of radar pulse

121. 121. What is radar resolution? (v3)

Answer: Ability to distinguish targets

122. 122. What is detection range? (v3)

Answer: Maximum detectable distance

123. 123. What is tracking radar? (v3)

Answer: Follows target position

124. 124. What is acquisition radar? (v3)

Answer: Detects and locates targets

125. 125. What is LIDAR? (v3)

Answer: Light Detection and Ranging

126. 126. What is Bistatic radar? (v3)

Answer: Separated transmitter and receiver

127. 127. What is multistatic radar? (v3)

Answer: Multiple receivers

128. 128. What is a radar dome? (v3)

Answer: Protective radar cover

129. 129. What is target echo? (v3)

Answer: Reflected radar signal

130. 130. What is range bin? (v3)

Answer: Distance segment in radar

131. 131. What is blind speed? (v3)

Answer: Speed undetectable due to Doppler

132. 132. What is scan to scan correlation? (v3)

Answer: Track consistency

133. 133. What is chirp in radar? (v3)

Answer: Frequency modulated pulse

134. 134. What is slant range? (v3)

Answer: Diagonal distance

135. 135. What is inverse SAR? (v3)

Answer: Target imaging radar

136. 136. What is radar ambiguity? (v3)

Answer: Uncertain target range

137. 137. What is radar footprint? (v3)

Answer: Area illuminated by radar

138. 138. What is power aperture product? (v3)

Answer: Radar performance metric

139. 139. What is look angle? (v3)

Answer: Angle between radar and target

140. 140. What is squint angle? (v3)

Answer: Deviation in beam direction

141. 141. What is radar altimeter? (v3)

Answer: Measures altitude

142. 142. What is clutter map? (v3)

Answer: Stored background returns

143. 143. What is ECCM? (v3)

Answer: Electronic Counter Counter Measures

144. 144. What is pulse compression? (v3)

Answer: Improves resolution

145. 145. What is radar calibration? (v3)

Answer: System accuracy check

146. 146. What is coherent radar? (v3)

Answer: Phase-consistent radar

147. 147. What is non-coherent radar? (v3)

Answer: Phase-inconsistent radar

148. 148. What is track-while-scan? (v3)

Answer: Simultaneous tracking and scanning

149. 149. What is scan angle? (v3)

Answer: Extent of beam sweep

150. 150. What is radar silence? (v3)

Answer: Intentional transmission stop

151. 151. What is pulse radar? (v3)

Answer: Transmits in pulses

152. 152. What is airborne radar? (v3)

Answer: Installed on aircraft

153. 153. What is sea clutter? (v3)

Answer: Reflections from sea surface

154. 154. What is the basic principle of radar? (v4)

Answer: Echo detection

155. 155. What frequency band is commonly used in weather radar? (v4)

Answer: S band
156. 156. What type of radar is used for air traffic control? (v4)

Answer: Primary radar

157. 157. What is the purpose of a radar receiver? (v4)

Answer: Detect return signal

158. 158. What is radar attenuation? (v4)

Answer: Loss of signal strength

159. 159. What causes radar shadow? (v4)

Answer: Obstruction by object

160. 160. What is side lobe in radar? (v4)

Answer: Unwanted radiation

161. 161. What is the function of a radar transmitter? (v4)

Answer: Emit radio pulses

162. 162. What is scan rate? (v4)

Answer: Speed of beam rotation

163. 163. What is the function of a radar processor? (v4)

Answer: Signal interpretation

164. 164. What is monopulse radar? (v4)

Answer: Simultaneous angle measurement

165. 165. What is radar jamming? (v4)

Answer: Intentional interference

166. 166. What is the function of radar in military? (v4)

Answer: Surveillance

167. 167. What causes radar clutter? (v4)

Answer: Terrain and weather

168. 168. What is elevation angle in radar? (v4)

Answer: Vertical angle of beam

169. 169. What is azimuth angle in radar? (v4)

Answer: Horizontal angle of beam

170. 170. What is PRF in radar? (v4)

Answer: Pulse Repetition Frequency

171. 171. What is pulse width? (v4)

Answer: Duration of radar pulse

172. 172. What is radar resolution? (v4)

Answer: Ability to distinguish targets

173. 173. What is detection range? (v4)

Answer: Maximum detectable distance

174. 174. What is tracking radar? (v4)

Answer: Follows target position

175. 175. What is acquisition radar? (v4)

Answer: Detects and locates targets

176. 176. What is LIDAR? (v4)

Answer: Light Detection and Ranging

177. 177. What is Bistatic radar? (v4)

Answer: Separated transmitter and receiver

178. 178. What is multistatic radar? (v4)

Answer: Multiple receivers

179. 179. What is a radar dome? (v4)

Answer: Protective radar cover

180. 180. What is target echo? (v4)

Answer: Reflected radar signal

181. 181. What is range bin? (v4)

Answer: Distance segment in radar

182. 182. What is blind speed? (v4)

Answer: Speed undetectable due to Doppler

183. 183. What is scan to scan correlation? (v4)

Answer: Track consistency

184. 184. What is chirp in radar? (v4)

Answer: Frequency modulated pulse

185. 185. What is slant range? (v4)

Answer: Diagonal distance

186. 186. What is inverse SAR? (v4)

Answer: Target imaging radar

187. 187. What is radar ambiguity? (v4)

Answer: Uncertain target range

188. 188. What is radar footprint? (v4)

Answer: Area illuminated by radar

189. 189. What is power aperture product? (v4)

Answer: Radar performance metric

190. 190. What is look angle? (v4)

Answer: Angle between radar and target

191. 191. What is squint angle? (v4)

Answer: Deviation in beam direction

192. 192. What is radar altimeter? (v4)

Answer: Measures altitude

193. 193. What is clutter map? (v4)

Answer: Stored background returns

194. 194. What is ECCM? (v4)

Answer: Electronic Counter Counter Measures

195. 195. What is pulse compression? (v4)

Answer: Improves resolution

196. 196. What is radar calibration? (v4)

Answer: System accuracy check

197. 197. What is coherent radar? (v4)

Answer: Phase-consistent radar

198. 198. What is non-coherent radar? (v4)

Answer: Phase-inconsistent radar

199. 199. What is track-while-scan? (v4)

Answer: Simultaneous tracking and scanning

200. 200. What is scan angle? (v4)

Answer: Extent of beam sweep

201. 201. What is radar silence? (v4)

Answer: Intentional transmission stop

202. 202. What is pulse radar? (v4)

Answer: Transmits in pulses

203. 203. What is airborne radar? (v4)

Answer: Installed on aircraft

204. 204. What is sea clutter? (v4)

Answer: Reflections from sea surface

205. 205. What is the basic principle of radar? (v5)

Answer: Echo detection

206. 206. What frequency band is commonly used in weather radar? (v5)

Answer: S band

207. 207. What type of radar is used for air traffic control? (v5)

Answer: Primary radar

208. 208. What is the purpose of a radar receiver? (v5)

Answer: Detect return signal

209. 209. What is radar attenuation? (v5)

Answer: Loss of signal strength

210. 210. What causes radar shadow? (v5)

Answer: Obstruction by object

211. 211. What is side lobe in radar? (v5)

Answer: Unwanted radiation

212. 212. What is the function of a radar transmitter? (v5)

Answer: Emit radio pulses

213. 213. What is scan rate? (v5)

Answer: Speed of beam rotation

214. 214. What is the function of a radar processor? (v5)

Answer: Signal interpretation

215. 215. What is monopulse radar? (v5)

Answer: Simultaneous angle measurement

216. 216. What is radar jamming? (v5)

Answer: Intentional interference

217. 217. What is the function of radar in military? (v5)

Answer: Surveillance

218. 218. What causes radar clutter? (v5)

Answer: Terrain and weather

219. 219. What is elevation angle in radar? (v5)

Answer: Vertical angle of beam

220. 220. What is azimuth angle in radar? (v5)

Answer: Horizontal angle of beam

221. 221. What is PRF in radar? (v5)

Answer: Pulse Repetition Frequency

222. 222. What is pulse width? (v5)

Answer: Duration of radar pulse

223. 223. What is radar resolution? (v5)

Answer: Ability to distinguish targets

224. 224. What is detection range? (v5)

Answer: Maximum detectable distance

225. 225. What is tracking radar? (v5)

Answer: Follows target position

226. 226. What is acquisition radar? (v5)

Answer: Detects and locates targets

227. 227. What is LIDAR? (v5)

Answer: Light Detection and Ranging

228. 228. What is Bistatic radar? (v5)

Answer: Separated transmitter and receiver

229. 229. What is multistatic radar? (v5)

Answer: Multiple receivers

230. 230. What is a radar dome? (v5)

Answer: Protective radar cover

231. 231. What is target echo? (v5)

Answer: Reflected radar signal

232. 232. What is range bin? (v5)

Answer: Distance segment in radar

233. 233. What is blind speed? (v5)

Answer: Speed undetectable due to Doppler

234. 234. What is scan to scan correlation? (v5)

Answer: Track consistency

235. 235. What is chirp in radar? (v5)

Answer: Frequency modulated pulse

236. 236. What is slant range? (v5)

Answer: Diagonal distance

237. 237. What is inverse SAR? (v5)

Answer: Target imaging radar

238. 238. What is radar ambiguity? (v5)

Answer: Uncertain target range

239. 239. What is radar footprint? (v5)

Answer: Area illuminated by radar

240. 240. What is power aperture product? (v5)

Answer: Radar performance metric

241. 241. What is look angle? (v5)

Answer: Angle between radar and target

242. 242. What is squint angle? (v5)

Answer: Deviation in beam direction

243. 243. What is radar altimeter? (v5)

Answer: Measures altitude

244. 244. What is clutter map? (v5)

Answer: Stored background returns

245. 245. What is ECCM? (v5)

Answer: Electronic Counter Counter Measures

246. 246. What is pulse compression? (v5)

Answer: Improves resolution

247. 247. What is radar calibration? (v5)

Answer: System accuracy check

248. 248. What is coherent radar? (v5)

Answer: Phase-consistent radar

249. 249. What is non-coherent radar? (v5)

Answer: Phase-inconsistent radar

250. 250. What is track-while-scan? (v5)

Answer: Simultaneous tracking and scanning

251. 251. What is scan angle? (v5)

Answer: Extent of beam sweep

252. 252. What is radar silence? (v5)

Answer: Intentional transmission stop

253. 253. What is pulse radar? (v5)

Answer: Transmits in pulses

254. 254. What is airborne radar? (v5)

Answer: Installed on aircraft

255. 255. What is sea clutter? (v5)

Answer: Reflections from sea surface

256. 256. What is the basic principle of radar? (v6)

Answer: Echo detection

257. 257. What frequency band is commonly used in weather radar? (v6)

Answer: S band

258. 258. What type of radar is used for air traffic control? (v6)

Answer: Primary radar

259. 259. What is the purpose of a radar receiver? (v6)

Answer: Detect return signal

260. 260. What is radar attenuation? (v6)

Answer: Loss of signal strength

261. 261. What causes radar shadow? (v6)

Answer: Obstruction by object

262. 262. What is side lobe in radar? (v6)

Answer: Unwanted radiation

263. 263. What is the function of a radar transmitter? (v6)

Answer: Emit radio pulses

264. 264. What is scan rate? (v6)

Answer: Speed of beam rotation

265. 265. What is the function of a radar processor? (v6)

Answer: Signal interpretation

266. 266. What is monopulse radar? (v6)

Answer: Simultaneous angle measurement

267. 267. What is radar jamming? (v6)

Answer: Intentional interference

268. 268. What is the function of radar in military? (v6)

Answer: Surveillance

269. 269. What causes radar clutter? (v6)

Answer: Terrain and weather

270. 270. What is elevation angle in radar? (v6)

Answer: Vertical angle of beam

271. 271. What is azimuth angle in radar? (v6)

Answer: Horizontal angle of beam

272. 272. What is PRF in radar? (v6)

Answer: Pulse Repetition Frequency

273. 273. What is pulse width? (v6)

Answer: Duration of radar pulse

274. 274. What is radar resolution? (v6)

Answer: Ability to distinguish targets

275. 275. What is detection range? (v6)

Answer: Maximum detectable distance

276. 276. What is tracking radar? (v6)

Answer: Follows target position

277. 277. What is acquisition radar? (v6)

Answer: Detects and locates targets

278. 278. What is LIDAR? (v6)

Answer: Light Detection and Ranging

279. 279. What is Bistatic radar? (v6)

Answer: Separated transmitter and receiver

280. 280. What is multistatic radar? (v6)

Answer: Multiple receivers

281. 281. What is a radar dome? (v6)

Answer: Protective radar cover

282. 282. What is target echo? (v6)

Answer: Reflected radar signal

283. 283. What is range bin? (v6)

Answer: Distance segment in radar

284. 284. What is blind speed? (v6)

Answer: Speed undetectable due to Doppler

285. 285. What is scan to scan correlation? (v6)

Answer: Track consistency

286. 286. What is chirp in radar? (v6)

Answer: Frequency modulated pulse

287. 287. What is slant range? (v6)

Answer: Diagonal distance

288. 288. What is inverse SAR? (v6)

Answer: Target imaging radar

289. 289. What is radar ambiguity? (v6)

Answer: Uncertain target range

290. 290. What is radar footprint? (v6)

Answer: Area illuminated by radar

291. 291. What is power aperture product? (v6)

Answer: Radar performance metric

292. 292. What is look angle? (v6)

Answer: Angle between radar and target

293. 293. What is squint angle? (v6)

Answer: Deviation in beam direction

294. 294. What is radar altimeter? (v6)

Answer: Measures altitude

295. 295. What is clutter map? (v6)

Answer: Stored background returns

296. 296. What is ECCM? (v6)

Answer: Electronic Counter Counter Measures

297. 297. What is pulse compression? (v6)

Answer: Improves resolution

298. 298. What is radar calibration? (v6)

Answer: System accuracy check

299. 299. What is coherent radar? (v6)

Answer: Phase-consistent radar

300. 300. What is non-coherent radar? (v6)

Answer: Phase-inconsistent radar

301. 301. What is track-while-scan? (v6)

Answer: Simultaneous tracking and scanning

302. 302. What is scan angle? (v6)

Answer: Extent of beam sweep

303. 303. What is radar silence? (v6)

Answer: Intentional transmission stop

304. 304. What is pulse radar? (v6)

Answer: Transmits in pulses

305. 305. What is airborne radar? (v6)

Answer: Installed on aircraft

306. 306. What is sea clutter? (v6)

Answer: Reflections from sea surface

307. 307. What is the basic principle of radar? (v7)

Answer: Echo detection

308. 308. What frequency band is commonly used in weather radar? (v7)

Answer: S band

309. 309. What type of radar is used for air traffic control? (v7)

Answer: Primary radar

310. 310. What is the purpose of a radar receiver? (v7)

Answer: Detect return signal

311. 311. What is radar attenuation? (v7)

Answer: Loss of signal strength

312. 312. What causes radar shadow? (v7)

Answer: Obstruction by object

313. 313. What is side lobe in radar? (v7)

Answer: Unwanted radiation

314. 314. What is the function of a radar transmitter? (v7)

Answer: Emit radio pulses

315. 315. What is scan rate? (v7)

Answer: Speed of beam rotation

316. 316. What is the function of a radar processor? (v7)

Answer: Signal interpretation

317. 317. What is monopulse radar? (v7)

Answer: Simultaneous angle measurement

318. 318. What is radar jamming? (v7)

Answer: Intentional interference

319. 319. What is the function of radar in military? (v7)

Answer: Surveillance

320. 320. What causes radar clutter? (v7)

Answer: Terrain and weather

321. 321. What is elevation angle in radar? (v7)

Answer: Vertical angle of beam

322. 322. What is azimuth angle in radar? (v7)

Answer: Horizontal angle of beam

323. 323. What is PRF in radar? (v7)

Answer: Pulse Repetition Frequency

324. 324. What is pulse width? (v7)

Answer: Duration of radar pulse

325. 325. What is radar resolution? (v7)

Answer: Ability to distinguish targets

326. 326. What is detection range? (v7)

Answer: Maximum detectable distance

327. 327. What is tracking radar? (v7)

Answer: Follows target position

328. 328. What is acquisition radar? (v7)

Answer: Detects and locates targets

329. 329. What is LIDAR? (v7)

Answer: Light Detection and Ranging

330. 330. What is Bistatic radar? (v7)

Answer: Separated transmitter and receiver

331. 331. What is multistatic radar? (v7)

Answer: Multiple receivers

332. 332. What is a radar dome? (v7)

Answer: Protective radar cover

333. 333. What is target echo? (v7)

Answer: Reflected radar signal

334. 334. What is range bin? (v7)

Answer: Distance segment in radar

335. 335. What is blind speed? (v7)

Answer: Speed undetectable due to Doppler

336. 336. What is scan to scan correlation? (v7)

Answer: Track consistency

337. 337. What is chirp in radar? (v7)

Answer: Frequency modulated pulse

338. 338. What is slant range? (v7)

Answer: Diagonal distance

339. 339. What is inverse SAR? (v7)

Answer: Target imaging radar

340. 340. What is radar ambiguity? (v7)

Answer: Uncertain target range

341. 341. What is radar footprint? (v7)

Answer: Area illuminated by radar

342. 342. What is power aperture product? (v7)

Answer: Radar performance metric

343. 343. What is look angle? (v7)

Answer: Angle between radar and target

344. 344. What is squint angle? (v7)

Answer: Deviation in beam direction

345. 345. What is radar altimeter? (v7)

Answer: Measures altitude

346. 346. What is clutter map? (v7)

Answer: Stored background returns

347. 347. What is ECCM? (v7)

Answer: Electronic Counter Counter Measures

348. 348. What is pulse compression? (v7)

Answer: Improves resolution

349. 349. What is radar calibration? (v7)

Answer: System accuracy check

350. 350. What is coherent radar? (v7)

Answer: Phase-consistent radar

351. 351. What is non-coherent radar? (v7)

Answer: Phase-inconsistent radar

352. 352. What is track-while-scan? (v7)

Answer: Simultaneous tracking and scanning

353. 353. What is scan angle? (v7)

Answer: Extent of beam sweep

354. 354. What is radar silence? (v7)

Answer: Intentional transmission stop

355. 355. What is pulse radar? (v7)

Answer: Transmits in pulses

356. 356. What is airborne radar? (v7)

Answer: Installed on aircraft

357. 357. What is sea clutter? (v7)

Answer: Reflections from sea surface

358. 358. What is the basic principle of radar? (v8)

Answer: Echo detection

359. 359. What frequency band is commonly used in weather radar? (v8)

Answer: S band

360. 360. What type of radar is used for air traffic control? (v8)

Answer: Primary radar

361. 361. What is the purpose of a radar receiver? (v8)

Answer: Detect return signal

362. 362. What is radar attenuation? (v8)

Answer: Loss of signal strength

363. 363. What causes radar shadow? (v8)

Answer: Obstruction by object

364. 364. What is side lobe in radar? (v8)

Answer: Unwanted radiation

365. 365. What is the function of a radar transmitter? (v8)

Answer: Emit radio pulses

366. 366. What is scan rate? (v8)

Answer: Speed of beam rotation

367. 367. What is the function of a radar processor? (v8)

Answer: Signal interpretation

368. 368. What is monopulse radar? (v8)

Answer: Simultaneous angle measurement

369. 369. What is radar jamming? (v8)

Answer: Intentional interference

370. 370. What is the function of radar in military? (v8)

Answer: Surveillance

371. 371. What causes radar clutter? (v8)

Answer: Terrain and weather

372. 372. What is elevation angle in radar? (v8)

Answer: Vertical angle of beam

373. 373. What is azimuth angle in radar? (v8)

Answer: Horizontal angle of beam

374. 374. What is PRF in radar? (v8)

Answer: Pulse Repetition Frequency

375. 375. What is pulse width? (v8)

Answer: Duration of radar pulse

376. 376. What is radar resolution? (v8)

Answer: Ability to distinguish targets

377. 377. What is detection range? (v8)

Answer: Maximum detectable distance

378. 378. What is tracking radar? (v8)

Answer: Follows target position

379. 379. What is acquisition radar? (v8)

Answer: Detects and locates targets

380. 380. What is LIDAR? (v8)

Answer: Light Detection and Ranging

381. 381. What is Bistatic radar? (v8)

Answer: Separated transmitter and receiver

382. 382. What is multistatic radar? (v8)

Answer: Multiple receivers

383. 383. What is a radar dome? (v8)

Answer: Protective radar cover

384. 384. What is target echo? (v8)

Answer: Reflected radar signal

385. 385. What is range bin? (v8)

Answer: Distance segment in radar

386. 386. What is blind speed? (v8)

Answer: Speed undetectable due to Doppler

387. 387. What is scan to scan correlation? (v8)

Answer: Track consistency

388. 388. What is chirp in radar? (v8)

Answer: Frequency modulated pulse

389. 389. What is slant range? (v8)

Answer: Diagonal distance

390. 390. What is inverse SAR? (v8)

Answer: Target imaging radar

391. 391. What is radar ambiguity? (v8)

Answer: Uncertain target range

392. 392. What is radar footprint? (v8)

Answer: Area illuminated by radar

393. 393. What is power aperture product? (v8)

Answer: Radar performance metric

394. 394. What is look angle? (v8)

Answer: Angle between radar and target

395. 395. What is squint angle? (v8)

Answer: Deviation in beam direction

396. 396. What is radar altimeter? (v8)

Answer: Measures altitude

397. 397. What is clutter map? (v8)

Answer: Stored background returns

398. 398. What is ECCM? (v8)

Answer: Electronic Counter Counter Measures

399. 399. What is pulse compression? (v8)

Answer: Improves resolution

400. 400. What is radar calibration? (v8)

Answer: System accuracy check

401. 401. What is coherent radar? (v8)

Answer: Phase-consistent radar

402. 402. What is non-coherent radar? (v8)

Answer: Phase-inconsistent radar

403. 403. What is track-while-scan? (v8)

Answer: Simultaneous tracking and scanning

404. 404. What is scan angle? (v8)

Answer: Extent of beam sweep

405. 405. What is radar silence? (v8)

Answer: Intentional transmission stop

406. 406. What is pulse radar? (v8)

Answer: Transmits in pulses

407. 407. What is airborne radar? (v8)

Answer: Installed on aircraft

408. 408. What is sea clutter? (v8)

Answer: Reflections from sea surface

409. 409. What is the basic principle of radar? (v9)

Answer: Echo detection

410. 410. What frequency band is commonly used in weather radar? (v9)

Answer: S band

411. 411. What type of radar is used for air traffic control? (v9)

Answer: Primary radar

412. 412. What is the purpose of a radar receiver? (v9)

Answer: Detect return signal

413. 413. What is radar attenuation? (v9)

Answer: Loss of signal strength

414. 414. What causes radar shadow? (v9)

Answer: Obstruction by object

415. 415. What is side lobe in radar? (v9)

Answer: Unwanted radiation

416. 416. What is the function of a radar transmitter? (v9)

Answer: Emit radio pulses

417. 417. What is scan rate? (v9)

Answer: Speed of beam rotation

418. 418. What is the function of a radar processor? (v9)

Answer: Signal interpretation

419. 419. What is monopulse radar? (v9)

Answer: Simultaneous angle measurement

420. 420. What is radar jamming? (v9)

Answer: Intentional interference

421. 421. What is the function of radar in military? (v9)

Answer: Surveillance

422. 422. What causes radar clutter? (v9)

Answer: Terrain and weather

423. 423. What is elevation angle in radar? (v9)

Answer: Vertical angle of beam

424. 424. What is azimuth angle in radar? (v9)

Answer: Horizontal angle of beam

425. 425. What is PRF in radar? (v9)

Answer: Pulse Repetition Frequency

426. 426. What is pulse width? (v9)

Answer: Duration of radar pulse

427. 427. What is radar resolution? (v9)

Answer: Ability to distinguish targets

428. 428. What is detection range? (v9)

Answer: Maximum detectable distance

429. 429. What is tracking radar? (v9)

Answer: Follows target position

430. 430. What is acquisition radar? (v9)

Answer: Detects and locates targets

431. 431. What is LIDAR? (v9)

Answer: Light Detection and Ranging

432. 432. What is Bistatic radar? (v9)

Answer: Separated transmitter and receiver

433. 433. What is multistatic radar? (v9)

Answer: Multiple receivers

434. 434. What is a radar dome? (v9)

Answer: Protective radar cover

435. 435. What is target echo? (v9)

Answer: Reflected radar signal

436. 436. What is range bin? (v9)

Answer: Distance segment in radar

437. 437. What is blind speed? (v9)

Answer: Speed undetectable due to Doppler

438. 438. What is scan to scan correlation? (v9)

Answer: Track consistency

439. 439. What is chirp in radar? (v9)

Answer: Frequency modulated pulse

440. 440. What is slant range? (v9)

Answer: Diagonal distance

441. 441. What is inverse SAR? (v9)

Answer: Target imaging radar

442. 442. What is radar ambiguity? (v9)

Answer: Uncertain target range

443. 443. What is radar footprint? (v9)

Answer: Area illuminated by radar

444. 444. What is power aperture product? (v9)

Answer: Radar performance metric

445. 445. What is look angle? (v9)

Answer: Angle between radar and target

446. 446. What is squint angle? (v9)

Answer: Deviation in beam direction

447. 447. What is radar altimeter? (v9)

Answer: Measures altitude

448. 448. What is clutter map? (v9)

Answer: Stored background returns

449. 449. What is ECCM? (v9)

Answer: Electronic Counter Counter Measures

450. 450. What is pulse compression? (v9)

Answer: Improves resolution

451. 451. What is radar calibration? (v9)

Answer: System accuracy check

452. 452. What is coherent radar? (v9)

Answer: Phase-consistent radar

453. 453. What is non-coherent radar? (v9)

Answer: Phase-inconsistent radar

454. 454. What is track-while-scan? (v9)

Answer: Simultaneous tracking and scanning

455. 455. What is scan angle? (v9)

Answer: Extent of beam sweep

456. 456. What is radar silence? (v9)

Answer: Intentional transmission stop

457. 457. What is pulse radar? (v9)

Answer: Transmits in pulses

458. 458. What is airborne radar? (v9)

Answer: Installed on aircraft

459. 459. What is sea clutter? (v9)

Answer: Reflections from sea surface

460. 460. What is the basic principle of radar? (v10)

Answer: Echo detection

461. 461. What frequency band is commonly used in weather radar? (v10)

Answer: S band

462. 462. What type of radar is used for air traffic control? (v10)

Answer: Primary radar

463. 463. What is the purpose of a radar receiver? (v10)

Answer: Detect return signal

464. 464. What is radar attenuation? (v10)

Answer: Loss of signal strength

465. 465. What causes radar shadow? (v10)

Answer: Obstruction by object

466. 466. What is side lobe in radar? (v10)

Answer: Unwanted radiation

467. 467. What is the function of a radar transmitter? (v10)

Answer: Emit radio pulses

468. 468. What is scan rate? (v10)

Answer: Speed of beam rotation

469. 469. What is the function of a radar processor? (v10)

Answer: Signal interpretation

470. 470. What is monopulse radar? (v10)

Answer: Simultaneous angle measurement

471. 471. What is radar jamming? (v10)

Answer: Intentional interference

472. 472. What is the function of radar in military? (v10)

Answer: Surveillance

473. 473. What causes radar clutter? (v10)

Answer: Terrain and weather

474. 474. What is elevation angle in radar? (v10)

Answer: Vertical angle of beam

475. 475. What is azimuth angle in radar? (v10)

Answer: Horizontal angle of beam

476. 476. What is PRF in radar? (v10)

Answer: Pulse Repetition Frequency

477. 477. What is pulse width? (v10)

Answer: Duration of radar pulse

478. 478. What is radar resolution? (v10)

Answer: Ability to distinguish targets

479. 479. What is detection range? (v10)

Answer: Maximum detectable distance

480. 480. What is tracking radar? (v10)

Answer: Follows target position

481. 481. What is acquisition radar? (v10)

Answer: Detects and locates targets

482. 482. What is LIDAR? (v10)

Answer: Light Detection and Ranging

483. 483. What is Bistatic radar? (v10)

Answer: Separated transmitter and receiver

484. 484. What is multistatic radar? (v10)

Answer: Multiple receivers

485. 485. What is a radar dome? (v10)

Answer: Protective radar cover

486. 486. What is target echo? (v10)

Answer: Reflected radar signal

487. 487. What is range bin? (v10)

Answer: Distance segment in radar

488. 488. What is blind speed? (v10)

Answer: Speed undetectable due to Doppler

489. 489. What is scan to scan correlation? (v10)

Answer: Track consistency

490. 490. What is chirp in radar? (v10)

Answer: Frequency modulated pulse

491. 491. What is slant range? (v10)

Answer: Diagonal distance

492. 492. What is inverse SAR? (v10)

Answer: Target imaging radar

493. 493. What is radar ambiguity? (v10)

Answer: Uncertain target range

494. 494. What is radar footprint? (v10)

Answer: Area illuminated by radar

495. 495. What is power aperture product? (v10)

Answer: Radar performance metric

496. 496. What is look angle? (v10)

Answer: Angle between radar and target

497. 497. What is squint angle? (v10)

Answer: Deviation in beam direction

498. 498. What is radar altimeter? (v10)

Answer: Measures altitude

499. 499. What is clutter map? (v10)

Answer: Stored background returns

500. 500. What is ECCM? (v10)

Answer: Electronic Counter Counter Measures