DWSR 88
Description of the radar set, tactical-technical characteristics
Figure 1: Antenna of DWSR 88S
| Specifications | ||
|---|---|---|
| DWSR 88S | DWSR 88C | |
| frequency: | 2 700 … 2 900 MHz
(S band) |
5 450 … 5 825 MHz
(C-band) |
| pulse repetition time (PRT): | ||
| pulse repetition frequency (PRF): | 250 Hz, or 600 … 1 200 Hz |
1063 Hz |
| pulsewidth (τ): | 0.8 and 2 µs | 0.8 µs |
| receiving time: | ||
| dead time: | ||
| peak power: | 550 kW | 250 kW |
| average power: | 425 W | 220 W |
| instrumented range: | 480 km | 240 km |
| range resolution: | 125 m | |
| accuracy: | ||
| beamwidth: | 2.1° | 1° |
| hits per scan: | ||
| antenna rotation: | ||
| MTBCF: | ||
| MTTR: | ||
DWSR 88
DWSR 88 (Doppler Weather Surveillance Radar, into service since 1988) is operating in either S band or C-band weather radar.
These radar sets were used widely and are still in operation, especially in Asia, after several modernizations. The German Weather Service (Deutscher Wetterdienst) also maintains four of these radar sets in the C-band version at the locations Berlin, Essen, Hamburg and Munich (as of 2011). At the other locations, these radars were initially replaced by the Meteor 360, later by the DWSR 2501C and DWSR 5001C.