• Corpus ID: 61444697

On-Air Test of the IIP Receiver Using Observations of an ATC Radar

@inproceedings{Ellingson2002OnAirTO,
  title={On-Air Test of the IIP Receiver Using Observations of an ATC Radar},
  author={Steven W. Ellingson and Grant A. Hampson},
  year={2002}
}

• S. Ellingson, G. Hampson
• Published 2002
• Physics

This memo documents a quick sanity check of the IIP radiometer hardware developed to date, using observations of a nearby 1331 MHz air traffic control (ATC) radar previously described in [1]. These observations took place on June 18, 2002. The results indicate that the IIP radiometer architecture is reasonable and that it’s key elements are functioning correctly, at least in prototype form. Our observations of radar pulses and their multipath components confirm that the dynamic range of the receiver is greater than 40 dB; that is, we can simultaneously detect pulses differing in strength by at least 40 dB without resorting to gain control. We also show some interesting features of the pulses themselves.