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2. Radome - Wikipedia

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   For radar dishes, a single, large, ball-shaped dome also protects the rotational mechanism and the sensitive electronics, and is heated in colder climates to prevent icing. The RAF Menwith Hill electronic surveillance base, which includes over 30 radomes, is widely believed to regularly intercept satellite communications.

3. List of radar types - Wikipedia

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   RAF Boeing E-3 Sentry AEW1 with rotating radar dome. The dome is 30 ft (10 m) across. The E-3 is accompanied by two Panavia Tornado F3. Early Warning (EW) Radar Radar Systems Ground Control Intercept (GCI) Radar; Airborne Early Warning (AEW) Airborne ground surveillance (AGS) Over-the-Horizon (OTH) Radar; Target Acquisition (TA, TAR) Radar Systems

4. Airport surveillance radar - Wikipedia

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   The secondary radar is a rotating flat antenna, often mounted on top of the primary radar dish, which transmits a narrow vertical fan-shaped microwave beam on a frequency of 1030 MHz in the L band with peak power of 160 - 1500 W. When it is interrogated by this signal, the aircraft's transponder beacon transmits a coded identifying microwave ...

5. Radar tower - Wikipedia

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   This includes the AN/FPS-24 search radar tower that sits in a huge 64 foot square, 85 foot tall, six-story building. On top of this radar tower was a radar antenna 50 feet tall, 120 feet wide, weighing 85.5 tons, and rotating at 5 rpm. An available rigid radome 140 feet in diameter and 96 feet high protected this antenna from adverse weather ...

6. Radar dome on Mount Ashland to close for repairs - AOL

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   May 14—The National Weather Service's distinctive white radar dome on the summit of Mount Ashland will be down for seven days next month for hardware upgrades, the Weather Service office in ...

7. Radar display - Wikipedia

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   An airport surveillance radar display. A radar display is an electronic device that presents radar data to the operator. The radar system transmits pulses or continuous waves of electromagnetic radiation, a small portion of which backscatter off targets (intended or otherwise) and return to the radar system.