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YLC-4

Description of the radar set, tactical-technical characteristics

Figure 1: The antenna array used in the YLC-4 long-range surveillance radar (1996)

Specifications
frequency: 250 … 500 MHz
(UHF-band)
pulse repetition time (PRT):
pulse repetition frequency (PRF):
pulsewidth (τ):
receiving time:
dead time:
peak power: 40 kW
average power:
instrumented range: 410 km
range resolution:
accuracy: 300 m; 0.5°
beamwidth:
hits per scan:
antenna rotation:
MTBCF: > 500 h
MTTR: < 0.5 h

YLC-4

YLC-4 is a UHF-band 2-D solid-state, fully coherent, long-range surveillance radar which features a built-in test equipment, pulse-to-pulse, burst-to-burst frequency agility, system redundancy for reliability and moving target indicator. In terms of data manipulation, the radar incorporates semi-automatic or automatic target performance extraction and the ability to synthesise, display and (communicate) data from up to four other radars such as height-finders and gap fillers.

The antenna uses a squintless feed wich results in verly low sidelobes. The dimensions of the reflector are 16.5 × 7.12 m.