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Radar Types and Components Some of the following material is taken from Radar for Meteorologists, 3rd Ed., by Ronald E. Rinehart, Rinehart Publications, and some from the National Weather Service JetStream Online School for Weather--Radar FAQ, some from WW2010 Online Remote Sensing Guide, and some other online sources. All radars include at least the following four components: (1) transmitter to generate the high frequency signal (2) antenna to send out the signal and to receive echoes back (3) a receiver to detect and amplify the signal (4) a display system Radar Types Early radars used a transmitter that generated a signal continuously and had separate antennas for transmitting and receiving, often at some distance apart. Most current weather radars send radiation in pulses rather than continuously, and have a single antenna for both transmitting and receiving. There are several different ways to classify radars including hardware configuration, functionality

radar_components Radar Types and Components Some of the following material is taken from Radar for Meteorologists , 3rd Ed., by Ronald E. Rinehart, Rinehart Publications, and some from the National Weather Service JetStream Online School for Weather--Radar FAQ , some from WW2010 Online Remote Sensing Guide , and some other online sources. All radars include at least the following four components: (1) transmitter to generate the high frequency signal (2) antenna to send out the signal and to receive echoes back (3) a receiver to detect and amplify the signal (4) a display system Radar Types Ear

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