DocumentCode
286136
Title
Unambiguous frequency measurement in a scanning superheterodyne receiver
Author
Stott, G.F. ; Ward, C.J.
Author_Institution
Racal Res. Ltd., Walton-on-Thames, UK
fYear
1991
fDate
33252
Firstpage
42430
Lastpage
42433
Abstract
Frequency is the single most important measurement for signal sorting and emitter identification in electronic support measures (ESM) receivers. There are a variety of techniques for making frequency measurements on radar signals. The authors describe a low-cost technique which may be applied to a scanning superheterodyne receiver. The technique has become applicable to ESM receivers as a result of developments in fast tuning, broadband voltage controlled oscillators (VCO) and has been demonstrated in a receiver covering a 3 to 1 bandwidth
Keywords
discriminators; electronic warfare; frequency measurement; radar receivers; superheterodyne receivers; electronic support measures receivers; frequency discriminator; frequency measurements; scanning superheterodyne receiver; sideband identification;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
iet
Conference_Titel
Electronic Warfare Systems, IEE Colloquium on
Conference_Location
London
Type
conf
Filename
241125
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