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The air traffic control radar beacon system (ATCRBS) is a system used in air traffic control (ATC) to enhance surveillance radar monitoring and separation of air traffic. It consists of a rotating ground antenna and transponders in aircraft.
This system, which became known in civil use as secondary surveillance radar (SSR), or in the US as the air traffic control radar beacon system (ATCRBS), relies on a piece of equipment aboard the aircraft known as a "transponder." The transponder is a radio receiver and transmitter pair which receives on 1030 MHz and transmits on 1090 MHz.
The following list shows specific aeronautical transponder codes, and ranges of codes, that have been used for specific purposes in various countries. Traditionally, each country has allocated transponder codes by their own scheme with little commonality across borders. The list is retained for historic interest.
Secondary surveillance radar (SSR), also called the air traffic control radar beacon system (ATCRBS) had its origin in Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) systems used by military aircraft during World War II. All aircraft are required to carry an automated microwave transceiver called a transponder.
When the transponder receives an interrogation request, it broadcasts the configured transponder code (or "squawk code"). This is referred to as "Mode 3A" or more commonly, Mode A. A separate type of response called "Ident" can be initiated from the airplane by pressing a button on the transponder control panel.
The TailLight, which is offered as a complimentary feature in General Aviation ATCRBS transponders like the AT-155, utilizes the AIS-P protocol to effectively deliver the advertised collision avoidance benefits of ADS-B in both airport terminal and en route airspace.
A transponder (short for transmitter-responder [1] and sometimes abbreviated to XPDR, [2] XPNDR, [3] TPDR [4] or TP [5]) is an electronic device that produces a response when it receives a radio-frequency interrogation.
ARINC 718 describes an Air Traffic Control Transponder (ATCRBS/MODE S) ARINC 724B defines the Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System (ACARS) ARINC 735B defines the Traffic Computer with Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) ARINC 738 defines an integrated Air Data Inertial Reference Unit (ADIRU)