WorksheetsRadar Principles and CRT Basics
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In principle of radar, how is the distance to target been determined?
By measuring the time taken for the radar signal to travel to the target
By measuring the travel back time taken for the radar signal from the target
By measuring the time taken for the radar signal to travel to the target and back
By measuring the time taken for radar signal to travel to the target and back.
the distance to target determined
the wavelength to target determined
the period to target determined
What types of radar that the target and radar installation are not cooperate to each other.
Echo radar
Secondary radar
Primary radar
In Primary radar, the target and radar installation are
not cooperate to each other
cooperates to each other
matching to each other
Radar receiver should ignore reflections from fixed objects and respond only to moving target. This can be achieved by using.
Doppler Effect
Amplitude object
Frequency Effect
Radar receiver that can differentiate between fixed objects and moving target can be achieved by using.
Doppler Effect
Amplitude object
Frequency Effect
The term Doppler Effect is meant by.
Receiver should ignore reflections from moving target objects and respond only to fixed target
Receiver should ignore reflections from fixed objects and respond only to moving target
Receiver should ignore reflections from fixed objects and respond only to fixed target
The deflection system used by Electromagnetic CRT is?
Deflection coil
Deflection plate
Deflection drum
In Electromagnetic CRT, deflection system usually uses?
Deflection plate
Deflection drum
Deflection coil
In Electrostatic CRT, deflection system usually uses?
Deflection drum
Deflection plate
Deflection coil
The deflection system used by Electrostatic CRT is?
Deflection coil
Deflection plate
Deflection drum
Calibration markers or range markers are commonly called.
Cal pips
Square wave
Sawtooth
The CAL PIPS or range markers are commonly called.
Azimuth markers
Velocity markers
Calibration markers
The Electrostatic Deflection system used.
Deflection coil
Deflection plate
Both of above
What is type of deflection system used in Electromagnetic Deflection system?
Deflection coil
Deflection plate
Both of above
The first type of display used in radar equipment and probably the simplest to produce is.
Type A display
Type R display
Type B display
Type A display is type of display used in radar equipment and probably the.
simplest to produced
complicated to produced
hard to produced
What information can be displayed by 'Type A display'
Range
Height
Bearing
Two types of time base deflection system in CRT are.
Electrostatic and Electromagnetic
Electrostatic and Magnetic
Electromagnetic and Electric
How many pair of plates used in Electrostatic CRT?
1 pair of X plate
1 pair of Y plate
1 pair X plate and Y plate
Two equal deflecting voltages of opposite polarity to both deflecting plates are called.
Balanced direction
Single-ended deflection
Balanced deflection
Balanced deflection is referred as.
Two equal deflecting voltages of same polarity to both deflecting plates
Two equal deflecting voltages of opposite polarity to both deflecting plates
Two non-equal deflecting voltages of opposite polarity to single deflecting plates
The returned signal from right plate to left plate is called.
Breakthrough
Flythrough
Flyback
Flyback is the returned signal from.
always maintain at right plate
right plate to left plate
left plate to right plate
If one plate in deflection system is grounded to earth, and signal apply to another plate is called.
Single-ended deflection
Balanced direction
Balanced deflection
The term Single-ended deflection is mean, when one plate in deflection system is grounded to earth,
and signal apply to another plate
and signal apply to both plate
and signal apply to same plate
The antenna beam shapes that most commonly employed in radar are.
Pencil beam and fan beam
Pencil beam and helical
Pencil beam and conical
How to overcome the Flyback in CRT?
Used the negative blanking pulse
Used the grounded both plate
Used the saw tooth waveform
Pencil beam and fan beam are the antenna beam shapes that.
employed in only selected radar
not employed in radar
most commonly employed in radar
The negative blanking pulse is used to overcome the.
Breakthrough
Flythrough
Flyback
How to overcome the problem of Flyback appear on the screen?
By using the negative and positive blanking pulse
By using the positive blanking pulse
By using the negative blanking pulse
Noise generate from the thermionic valves, because of several effects on the action give rise to random electrical variations is the termed as.
Internal noise
Signal to noise ratio
External noise
Noise which is generated outside the receiver is caused either by electrical disturbances in the atmosphere or by sparking from the brushes or contact is termed as.
Signal to noise ratio
External noise
Internal noise
Scan rates of practical radars vary between.
1 and 50 revolution per minutes (rpm)
1 and 60 revolution per minutes (rpm)
1 and 70 revolution per minutes (rpm)
The simplest an electronic switch, which has a very high rate of switching is refer to.
The klystron
The magnetron
The trigatron
The antenna gain is expressed in.
Pulse Duration (PD)
Decibel(dB)
Revolution Per Minutes (RPM)
The unit Decibel(dB) is used to expressed the.
Pulse Duration gain
Antenna gain
Receiver gain
The component that used to convert waves propagating in waveguides into free-space waves is.
Clutter
Multipath reception
Antenna Feed Horn
What is the purpose of antenna drive motor?
Rotate the antenna with predetermined and constant speed
Control the rotation of Magnetron
Drive the Cathode Ray Tube
The voltage, which is used in modulator and radar transmitter are dangerously high, known as.
ECT Voltages
EHT Voltages
ELT Voltages
EHT Voltages which is dangerously high used in.
modulator and radar transmitter
modulator and radar receiver
Isolator and radar transmitter
The application of Orange Peel Reflector is usually for.
Airborne search radar
Ground and airborne equipment
Ground search radar
A beam that narrow in vertical direction and broad in horizontal direction is used for obtaining.
Bearing finding radar
Height finding radar
Distance finding radar
Ground search radar usually used the application of.
Ground Peel Reflector
Orange Peel Reflector
Airborne Peel Reflector
A beam that broad in vertical direction and narrow in horizontal direction is used for obtaining.
bearing/ range
Accurate distance
Accurate height
The Parabolic Reflector Antenna is usually used for.
Airborne search radar
Ground search radar
Ground and airborne equipment
Positive feedback is provided by electrons, which is passing through the lip of rhumbatron. This statement is referring to.
Decepticon
Magnetron
Klystron
TR switch must act ………to connect the transmitter magnetron to the scanning unit for duration of each output pulse.
Automatically
Semi- automatically
Manually
A straight piece of rectangular metal tubing, replace normal transmission lines in high frequency stages of centimetric radar equipment is.
Doppler
Klystron
Waveguides
A waveguide normally used in transmission line for.
Low and high frequency
Low frequency
high frequency
High powered oscillator which is used as a transmitter in most centimetric radar equipment is.
Klystron
Magnetron
Rhumbatron
The returned energy or returned signal reflected by the object is called.
Super Signal
Radio signal
Echo signal
What is the meaning by the term Pulse Duration?
Is a length of time which the transmitter is switched on and off
Is a length of time which the transmitter is switched on
Is a length of time which the transmitter is switched off
What is the meaning by the term PRF?
the number of pulses occurring in one hour
the number of pulses occurring in one minute
the number of pulses occurring in one second
The number of pulses occurring in one second is known as.
Pulse Repetition Frequency (PRF)
Pulse Repetition Time (PRT)
Pulse Performing Network (PPN)
Which statement below is a factor that affects the radar operation?
Indication on Target display
Operation in day and night time
Reflection from unwanted objects, external noise and jamming
The transmitter aerial radiates electromagnetic waves (EW) in.
Two directions
All directions
One direction
A radar which indicates range, bearing and height of the target are often call the.
2D radar
3D radar
4D radar
Narrow beam pointed to iceberg A and listen to echo, and then slightly turned to iceberg B and listen to echo and the process repeated. This procedure is known as.
Return process
Scanning process
Transmitting process
The abbreviation ‘RADAR’ stands for.
Radio Direction and Ringing
Radio Detection and Repulsion
Radio Detection and Ranging
To obtain a more accurate relative bearing of the target, which action is appropriate?
Concentrates the waves into the narrow beam in vertical
Concentrates the waves into the broad beam in vertical
Concentrates the waves into the narrow beam in horizontal
The Orange Peel Reflector provide beam
narrow beam in vertical
pencil beam
broad beam in vertical
The Parabolic Reflector Antenna is used to provide.
Fan beam
Rubber beam
Pencil beam
A beam that broad in vertical direction and narrow in horizontal direction is used for obtaining :
Accurate bearing / range
Accurate distance
Accurate height
A low side lobe is generally desired because of.
Antenna Gain
Transmitter Gain
Receiver gain
There would be a reduction of the energy in the main beam because of.
Very low side lobe
High side lobe
Low side lobe
A high side lobe level will make the radar.
Easy to jammed
Hard to jammed
Impossible to jammed
The hits per scan and bearing resolution are affected by.
Beam width, rotation speed and PRT
Beam width and rotation speed only
Beam width only
What is the unit use for pulse repetition frequency (PRF).
second
pulsed per second
watts
What are the radar parameters used for target detection, target ranging and direction measurements?
Radar frequency, pulse duration and PRT.
Pulse duration and PRT
Radar frequency and Pulse duration.
The height finding radar used abeam shape of.
Narrow in vertical, Broad in horizontal
Broad in vertical, Narrow in horizontal
Narrow in vertical, Narrow in horizontal
What is the unit use for pulse duration (TD).
seconds
watts
pulsed per second
What is the purpose of radar antenna?
Acts as a converter
Acts as transducer
Acts as a amplifier
What rotates the antenna with predetermined and constant speed?
Antenna Feed Horn
Antenna Reflector
Antenna Drive Motor
A beam that is Broad in vertical, Narrow in horizontal direction is used for obtaining.
Accurate frequency
Accurate bearing
Accurate height
An element that placed in front of a feed horn will cause the radio waves from the feed horn to be reflected forward and to generate a narrow beam of radio energy is done by.
Antenna reflector
Antenna Feed horn
Antenna drive motor
An Accurate bearing can be obtained by using beam shape of. Broad in vertical, Narrow in horizontal direction is used for obtaining.
Narrow in vertical, Narrow in horizontal
Broad in vertical, Broad in horizontal
Broad in vertical, Narrow in horizontal
Magnetron produced much more powerful output then obtained from the.
Eight cavities
Double cavities
Single cavity
Radars that utilize the Doppler frequency shift as a means of detecting moving from fixed targets are called as.
Pulsed radar
MTI radar
CW radar
MTI radar is also called as:-
Pulse Doppler radar.
Pulse radar.
CW radar
What is the main function of Primary Radars?
Measuring and warning.
Detection and indication.
Detection and ranging.
What is the function of TX/TR switch?
Allows a single antenna to serve both the transmitter (TX) and the receiver (RX)
Allows a single antenna to serve two transmitters
Allows a single switch to serve both antenna
The difference between primary and secondary radar is.
The secondary do require the cooperation from the target
The primary do require the cooperation from the target
Both do not require the cooperation from the target
What is the function of a de-ionized T/R switching.
Allows low energy RF pulses from the antenna to enter the receiver
Allows high energy RF pulses from the receiver to enter antenna
It switch off the antenna and receiver
When the aircraft passes overhead the brightness of the screen increases and decreases causing the picture to.
Flyback
Feedback
Flutter
The pulse duration ‘TD’ is the length of time for which the transmitter is.
switched on and off to give each pulse
switched on to give each pulse
switched off to give each pulse
The is the length of time for which is the transmitter is termed as.
Pulse repetition frequency
Pulse duty cycle
Pulse duration
The pulse duration ‘TD’ is the length of time for which the transmitter is switched on to give each pulse. It normally lies between.
about 0.1 and 10us
about 200 and 6000 pps
about 1us pulse to every 2000us
Mean Power (Pa) is express in.
watts
pulse per second
seconds
Peak Power (Pm) is express in.
seconds
pulse per second
watts
Pulse Duration (Pd) is express in.
seconds
watts
pulse per second
Pulse Repetition Frequency (Fr) is express in.
seconds
watts
pulse per second
The circuit that does the high rate switching in a very short time interval in the transmitter is called.
TR switch
Modulator
Aerial
The unit that produces timing pulses which recur at precise and regular intervals of time is.
Master timing circuit
Modulator
TR switch
The unit that automatically connects the transmitter to the aerial for the duration of each output pulse, and connects the receiver to the aerial for the intervals between pulses is.
Master timing circuit
Modulator
TR switch
The unit that amplifies the very weak echoes and presents them in the suitable form for display on the indicator CRT is.
Receiver
Modulator
TR switch
The unit that presents the required target information in a suitable form is.
Indicator display
Modulator
TR switch
Which of the unit used to moved the antenna.
Antenna Reflector
Antenna Drive Motor
Antenna Feed Horn
Which component labeled A, B, C corresponds to the antenna reflector in the diagram.
Label C indicates the antenna reflector
Label B indicates the antenna reflector
Label A indicates the antenna reflector
Which unit is used to concentrate energy into a beam and radiate it?
Antenna reflector
Antenna feed horn
Antenna drive motor
Which unit converts waves propagating in a waveguide into free‑space waves?
Antenna feed horn
Antenna reflector
Antenna drive motor
Which two beam shapes are most commonly employed in radar?
Pencil beam and fan beam
Fan beam and raster beam
Pencil beam and circular beam
Identify the beam shape shown in the figure with a narrow, long main lobe from a parabolic dish.
Pencil beam
Fan beam
Circular beam
Identify the beam shape shown in the figure where the main lobe is narrow in one plane and wide in the other.
Circular beam
Fan beam
Pencil beam
Which three factors most directly affect radar bearing resolution and hits per scan?
Beam width, pulse repetition time, antenna rotation speed
Operating frequency, receiver noise figure, waveguide losses
Transmitter power, target RCS, atmospheric attenuation
In a typical feed horn radiation pattern, which feature represents the primary direction of radiation?
First null
Back lobe
Main lobe
On a polar radiation plot of a parabolic reflector, which labels commonly denote side lobes besides the main lobe M?
B, Sp, S2, S1
H, V, P1, P2
X, Y, Z, N
Which components are essential in an electrostatic CRT for deflecting the electron beam?
Horizontal and vertical deflection plates
Rotating magnetic yoke coils
Acoustic transducer plates
During transmission, what is the primary purpose of a radar antenna, and during reception, what is its role?
Generate RF in the transmitter; amplify echoes before mixer
Form a directed beam; collect echo energy to feed receiver
Switch PRF timing; suppress side lobes with feedback
Which statement best describes internal noise in radar receivers?
Occurs only when antenna scanning speed increases
Results from beam shape distortion in the reflector
Originates from atmospheric electrical disturbances and sparking
Arises from thermionic device action causing random variations
External noise affecting radar performance most commonly comes from which source?
Thermal noise generated by receiver resistors
Shot noise produced inside mixer diodes
Electrical disturbances in the atmosphere and equipment sparking
Quantization noise from digital displays
Which factor directly affects radar performance by limiting minimum detectable signal?
Waveguide flange bolt torque
Indicator phosphor color choice
Antenna mechanical drive speed
Receiver sensitivity and noise factor
Which list contains only recognized radar system classifications from the material?
Pulse, FMCW, Phased array, AESA, Lidar, Sonar
Over-the-horizon, Surface-wave, Meteorological, Fire-control, Police
Primary, Bistatic, Monostatic, Passive, Weather, Shipborne
Primary, Secondary, Search, GCI, Airborne Interception, ATC
Which set lists the three basic elements of a radar antenna structure?
Drive motor, phase shifter, duplexer
Drive motor, feed horn, reflector
Feed horn, radome, slip ring
Reflector, counterweight, elevation gear
