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To: Spktyr
spread spectrum radar

Now there is a term I havent heard before...spread spectrum like GPS, yes...but spread spectrum radar...hmmm... Did you misspeak or are we flying such radar now?

23 posted on 06/10/2021 2:09:40 PM PDT by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic...)
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To: Magnum44

Autocorrect changed ‘radio’ to ‘radar’ and I didn’t catch it. Though technically Doppler radar is spread spectrum and there are examples of that flying in every US airliner.


26 posted on 06/10/2021 2:20:04 PM PDT by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: Magnum44
Now there is a term I havent heard before...spread spectrum like GPS, yes...but spread spectrum radar...hmmm... Did you misspeak or are we flying such radar now?

All modern AESA radars are considered "Low Probability of Intercept" (LPI) radar.

One of their characteristics to help in avoiding detection is using an ultra-wideband TX-RX and frequency hopping within that wide band, changing frequency every pulse.

In essence a form of Spread Spectrum radar.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low-probability-of-intercept_radar

39 posted on 06/10/2021 2:49:00 PM PDT by Yo-Yo (is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
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