SWR-503 (HFSWR)
Description of the radar set, tactical-technical characteristics
Figure 1: SWR-503
| Specifications | |
|---|---|
| frequency: | 3 … 5 MHz
(HF-Band) |
| pulse repetition time (PRT): | |
| pulse repetition frequency (PRF): | 250 Hz |
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| peak power: | 16 kW |
| average power: | 1.6 kW |
| instrumented range: | 200 NM (≙ 370 km) |
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SWR-503 (HFSWR)
SWR-503, or HFSWR is an Over–The–Horizon Surface Wave (OTH SW) radar operating in HF-Band.
HFSWR provides simultaneous, all weather, coverage of ocean going vessels and aircraft throughout the 200 nautical mile Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). The radar consists of co-located transmit and receive sites and uses a floodlight beam on transmit to illuminate the surveillance area. The transmit antenna is a 7-element logarithmic-periodic monopole with a gain of 8 dB and a half-power beamwidth of 120 degrees. The radiated signal consists of a phase-coded pulse sequence. The receive antenna is a linear array of 16 monopole doublets. The spacing between the radiating elements is 33 m. Directional information of the reflected target signal is obtained using a phased array antenna in association with digital beam synthesis.
Two SWR-503 HFSWR systems, manufactured by Raytheon Canada Ltd, have been operating on Canada’s East Coast since 1999. On the Romanian Black Sea coast (Cap Midia, north of Constanța), such a radar was also set up in 2009.
Source:
- Manufacturers home page
