ATT Test 12: Questions And Complete Answers (Pass!)
What does RADAR stand for? Right Ans - Radio Detection and Ranging
What are the purpose of RADAR systems? Right Ans - Measures VELOCITY
and LOCATION of an object by determining time required for electronic signal
to travel to and from object
What can RADAR detect? Right Ans - Position, heading, bearing (azimuth),
altitude, speed
What is LOS? Right Ans - Line of Sight, line form radar set directly to object
What is range? Right Ans - The length of the LOS line
What is the elevation angle (E)? Right Ans - Angle between LOS and
horizontal plane
What is the angle measured clockwise from true north in the horizontal plane?
Right Ans - True bearing or azimuth
What are 9 parts of a basic radar system? Right Ans - Modulator,
synchronizer, antenna, antenna control, transmitter, receiver, display, video
processor, duplexer
What part of a radar system controls all radar system timing signals that
ensure synchronous operation and are related to PRF? Right Ans -
Synchronizer (timer)
What part of radar system contains a pulse forming network (PFN) that
produces high volt pulse to fire transmitter? Right Ans - Modulator
What fires the transmitter? Right Ans - Pulse Forming Network
What part of radar system produces electromagnetic energy in the form of
continuous waves or short powerful pulses? Right Ans - Transmitter
What part of radar system is an RF switch that permits radar system to use a
SINGLE antenna to both receive/transmit? Right Ans - Duplexer
, What part of radar system focuses transmitted EM energy into a beam,
radiates it out into space, and catches the echo signal? Right Ans - Antenna
Which part of radar system consists of electromechanical devices such as
synchros, servos, and gyros that correctly position antenna? Right Ans -
Antenna control
Which part of radar system amplifies and concerts returned RF echo into
video signal? Right Ans - Receiver
Which part of radar system analyzes video signal from receiver, detects
inconsistent returns, and shapes signal for clarity? Right Ans - Video
processor
Which part of radar system uses processed video signals to give operator
visual indication of object info? Right Ans - Display
How is gain of an active device (amp) or loss of a passive device (attenuator)
expressed? Right Ans - Decibels (dB)
Decibels represent a change in what? Right Ans - Power level
What is the ability of a radar to distinguish multiple targets from one another
when they are close together? Right Ans - Resolution
What are two types of radar resolution? Right Ans - Range and Bearing
(angular) resolution
What plays a large part in quality of range resolution? Right Ans - Pulse
Width
What is the ability of radar to separate objects at the SAME range but at
DIFFERENT bearing or elevation angles? Right Ans - Bearing (angular)
resolution
What is the ability of the radar to determine range, bearing, and height of an
object? Right Ans - Radar accuracy
What does RADAR stand for? Right Ans - Radio Detection and Ranging
What are the purpose of RADAR systems? Right Ans - Measures VELOCITY
and LOCATION of an object by determining time required for electronic signal
to travel to and from object
What can RADAR detect? Right Ans - Position, heading, bearing (azimuth),
altitude, speed
What is LOS? Right Ans - Line of Sight, line form radar set directly to object
What is range? Right Ans - The length of the LOS line
What is the elevation angle (E)? Right Ans - Angle between LOS and
horizontal plane
What is the angle measured clockwise from true north in the horizontal plane?
Right Ans - True bearing or azimuth
What are 9 parts of a basic radar system? Right Ans - Modulator,
synchronizer, antenna, antenna control, transmitter, receiver, display, video
processor, duplexer
What part of a radar system controls all radar system timing signals that
ensure synchronous operation and are related to PRF? Right Ans -
Synchronizer (timer)
What part of radar system contains a pulse forming network (PFN) that
produces high volt pulse to fire transmitter? Right Ans - Modulator
What fires the transmitter? Right Ans - Pulse Forming Network
What part of radar system produces electromagnetic energy in the form of
continuous waves or short powerful pulses? Right Ans - Transmitter
What part of radar system is an RF switch that permits radar system to use a
SINGLE antenna to both receive/transmit? Right Ans - Duplexer
, What part of radar system focuses transmitted EM energy into a beam,
radiates it out into space, and catches the echo signal? Right Ans - Antenna
Which part of radar system consists of electromechanical devices such as
synchros, servos, and gyros that correctly position antenna? Right Ans -
Antenna control
Which part of radar system amplifies and concerts returned RF echo into
video signal? Right Ans - Receiver
Which part of radar system analyzes video signal from receiver, detects
inconsistent returns, and shapes signal for clarity? Right Ans - Video
processor
Which part of radar system uses processed video signals to give operator
visual indication of object info? Right Ans - Display
How is gain of an active device (amp) or loss of a passive device (attenuator)
expressed? Right Ans - Decibels (dB)
Decibels represent a change in what? Right Ans - Power level
What is the ability of a radar to distinguish multiple targets from one another
when they are close together? Right Ans - Resolution
What are two types of radar resolution? Right Ans - Range and Bearing
(angular) resolution
What plays a large part in quality of range resolution? Right Ans - Pulse
Width
What is the ability of radar to separate objects at the SAME range but at
DIFFERENT bearing or elevation angles? Right Ans - Bearing (angular)
resolution
What is the ability of the radar to determine range, bearing, and height of an
object? Right Ans - Radar accuracy
