MRL-1
Description of the radar set, tactical-technical characteristics
Figure 1: MRL-1
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| Specifications | ||
|---|---|---|
| frequency: | 37 500 MHz
(Ka-Band) |
9 595 MHz
(X-Band) |
| pulse repetition time (PRT): | ||
| pulse repetition frequency (PRF): | 600 Hz | 600 or 300 Hz |
| pulsewidth (τ): | 0.45 µs | 1 or 2 µs |
| receiving time: | ||
| dead time: | ||
| peak power: | 65 kW | 210 kW |
| average power: | ||
| instrumented range: | ||
| range resolution: | ||
| accuracy: | ||
| beamwidth: | 0.2° | 0.74° |
| hits per scan: | ||
| antenna rotation: | 6 rpm | |
| MTBCF: | ||
| MTTR: | ||
MRL-1
The MRL-1 (Cyrillic: МРЛ-1, abbreviation of Метеорологический РадиоЛокатор) was a non-coherent weather radar operating in Ka- and X-Bands. It was the first dual-band weather radar.
It was developed around 1967 and was used as a precipitation radar in the former Soviet Union. However, it was quickly realized that such high frequencies were ineffective for a precipitation radar. This led to the development of the MRL-2, which used only the X-band part. Even in this band, the RF energy is attenuated too much by precipitation, so that only the leading edge of the bad weather areas could be seen. This then led to the development of the MRL-5 with even lower transmit frequencies.