conical scan antenna

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• Conical scanning — is a system used in early radar units to improve their accuracy, as well as making it easier to steer the antenna properly to point at a target. Conical scanning is similar in concept to the earlier lobe switching concept used on some of the… …   Wikipedia

• conical scanning — A radar scan pattern in which a point on the radar beam describes a circle at the base of a cone. This type of scan pattern provides both elevation and azimuth data. The radiation pattern of the antenna is made slightly lopsided, and the antenna… …   Aviation dictionary

• scan — i. To search the sky for any hostile aircraft. The area of the scan for a typical two aircraft formation is indicated in the illustration. In flight, the term means “Search the sector indicated and report any contacts.” ii. To make a sweep of… …   Aviation dictionary

• AZUSA — refers to a ground based radar tracking system installed at Cape Canaveral, Florida and the NASA Kennedy Space Center. AZUSA dated back to the early 1950s and was named after the southern California town (Azusa, California) where the system was… …   Wikipedia

• Monopulse radar — is an adaptation of conical scanning radar which sends additional information in the radar signal in order to avoid problems caused by rapid changes in signal strength. The system also makes jamming more difficult. Most radars designed since the… …   Wikipedia

• Radar — 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 …   Wikipedia

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• radar — /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… …   Universalium

• SCR-268 radar — The SCR 268 (for Signal Corps Radio no. 268 ) was the US Army s first radar system. It was developed to provide accurate aiming information and used in gun laying systems and directing searchlights against aircraft.The system was already… …   Wikipedia

• 9K33 Osa — SA 8 redirects here. For the Apollo flight, see A 104 (SA 8). 9K33 Osa (NATO reporting name: SA 8 Gecko) 9K33 OSA transporter erector launcher and radar(TELAR) …   Wikipedia

• Ranger 6 — was designed to achieve a lunar impact trajectory and to transmit high resolution photographs of the lunar surface during the final minutes of flight up to impact. The spacecraft carried six television vidicon cameras, 2 wide angle (channel F,… …   Wikipedia