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Re:How Radar Works by GhettoMaestro on Sunday December 01, 2019 @12:24PM (#21676554)
Is CW used for radar applications? (I am only familiar with pulsed radar sets).
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Re:How Radar Works by blattimwind on Sunday December 01, 2019 @01:21PM (#21676903)
AFAIK not much in practice because it can only detect speed and has no real way of detecting distance. Most radar applications want to detect distance, usually enhanced to position, and speed as well. You can't really do that with CW.
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Re:How Radar Works by rrss on Sunday December 01, 2019 @01:32PM (#21676981)
FMCW (mentioned by 'itcrowd) can determine distance.
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