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Weather Radar “Defender CK250”

Description of the radar set, tactical-technical characteristics
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Specifications
frequency: 5600 - 5650 MHz
pulse repetition time (PRT):
pulse repetition frequency (PRF): 200 - 2400 Hz
pulsewidth (τ): 0.4 - 4.5 µs
peak power: 250 kW
average power:
instrumented range: 600 km
range resolution:
beamwidth: 0.95º
antenna rotation: Up to 10 rpm
MTBCF:
MTTR:

Weather Radar “Defender CK250”

The weather radar Defender CK250 is the klystron variant of an entire C-band radar family. It uses a symmetric parabolic reflector with diameter of typically 4.2 m. The accuracy of the positioning of the radar antenna is better than 0.05°. The radar uses either linear horizontally polarization or dual-polarity configurations.

The digital receiver is fitted with an I&Q-detector and provides a sensitivity of tyically -114 dBm. Its dynamik range is about 105 dB. The radar signal processing in a commercial off-the-Shelf personal computer allows a fixed clutter suppression of ≥ 55 dB (Subclutter Visibility). A maximum of 8192 range cells can be processed within a pulse period.

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