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Model 9633 – Radar Target Tracking Interface
The Radar Target Tracking Interface is a compact module
designed to be installed into one of the slots on the RTM of
the Radar Processor/Display. The module provides the
lobe switching control signal and the RF circuitry (bias tee
and DC blocking capacitor) required to perform lobe
switching with the Dual Feed Parabolic Antenna. To allow
manual or automatic control of the radar antenna rotation,
the Radar Target Tracking Interface is also used to
intercept the rotation command signal produced by the
antenna controller before it reaches the antenna motor
driver.
The Radar Target Tracking Interface is provided with
four SMA connectors that provide access to the lobe
switching RF circuitry. It also has two BNC-connector
inputs (lobe switch control input and antenna rotation
command input) and two BNC-connector outputs (lobe
switch control output and antenna rotation command
output). All these inputs and outputs are protected from
misconnections within the system. Test points are
available on the module's front panel to observe the
signals on the BNC-connector inputs and outputs using
a conventional oscilloscope.
DC power is automatically supplied to the Radar
Target Tracking Interface when it is installed into the RTM.
Model 9690-B – Connection Leads and Accessories
The Model 9690-B Connection Leads and Accessories
contains a cylinder target, two zigzag targets, and a BNC
connector-to-miniature banana jack cable.
Model 9694 – Hand Controller
The Hand Controller is a joystick-type device designed
to be connected to a USB port of a personal computer.
It is used to select specific targets when the tracking
radar is in the manual mode of operation. Fore and aft
motion of the handle allows range positioning of a
tracking cursor (range gate). Left-right motion of the
handle controls the direction of the antenna's rotation,
thereby allowing the antenna to be rotated to a particular
azimuth. Mode control of the tracking radar is achieved
with the trigger buttons on the handle of the Hand
Controller.
SUBSYSTEM 8096-4, RADAR ACTIVE TARGET
TRAINING SYSTEM
Model 9535 – Horn Antenna
See subsystem 8096-1.
