EW and RADAR SYSTEMS ENGINEERING HANDBOOK

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EW HANDBOOK Cover Page - (PDF only)	PDF 02/01 (34k)
Entire EW HANDBOOK - All 64 PDF files zipped together - must print each separately - BIG !!	08/05 (4200k)

ABBREVIATIONS and ACRONYMS - 05/02 - - See also the Space and EW Lexicon

FUNDAMENTALS	PDF
Constants, Conversions, and Characters - 11/99	10/99 (119k)
Mathematics Notation - 11/99	10/99 (17k)
Frequency Spectrum - 08/00	08/00 (142k)
Decibel (dB) - 11/99	10/99 (24k)
Duty Cycle - 11/99	10/99 (119k)
Doppler Shift - 02/00	01/00 (85k)
Electronic Formulas - 9/97	12/99 (51k)
Missile and Electronic Equipment Designations - 7/97	12/99 (9k)
Radar Horizon / Line of Sight - 03/00	03/00 (46k)
Propagation Time / Resolution - 05/02	12/99 (24k)
Modulation - 08/00	08/00 (80k)
Transforms / Wavelets - 6/97	12/99 (133k)

ANTENNAS	PDF
Antenna Introduction / Basics - 10/00	05/02 (203k)
Polarization - 6/97	01/00 (111k)
Radiation Patterns - 6/97	01/00 (183k)
Frequency / Phase Effects of Antennas - 08/00	01/00 (193k)
Antenna Near Field - 6/97	01/00 (91k)
Radiation Hazards (Electromagnetic) - 6/97	05/02 (125k)

RADAR EQUATIONS	PDF
Field Intensity and Power Density - 7/97	5/99 (51k)
Power Density - 03/02	5/99 (100k)
One-Way Radar Equation / RF Propagation - 05/02	02/01 (397k)
Two-Way Radar Equation (Monostatic) - 03/01	03/01 (77k)
Alternate Two-Way Radar Equation - 08/00	5/99 (16k)
Two-Way Radar Equation (Bistatic) - 07/00	5/99 (45k)
Jamming to Signal (J/S) Ratio - Constant Power (Saturated) Jamming - 08/00	9/99 (105k)
Burn-Through / Crossover Range - 03/06	05/02 (103k)
Support Jamming - 09/00	9/99 (107k)
Jamming to Signal (J/S) Ratio - Constant Gain (Linear) Jamming - 10/00	9/99 (75k)
Radar Cross Section (RCS) - 03/02	03/02 (121k)
Emission Control (EMCON) - 10/00	9/99 (133k)

RADAR AND RECEIVER CHARACTERISTICS & TEST	PDF
RF Atmospheric Absorption / Ducting - 02/00	6/99 (43k)
Receiver Sensitivity and Noise - 05/02	05/02 (97k)
Receiver Types and Characteristics - 06/00	05/02 (40k)
Radar Modes - 02/00	6/99 (14k)
General Radar Display Types - 02/00	6/99 (35k)
IFF - Identification - Friend or Foe - 02/00	6/99 (27k)
Receiver Tests - 03/02	6/99 (143k)
Signal Sorting and Direction Finding - 06/02	08/05 (88k)

MICROWAVE / RF COMPONENTS	PDF
Microwave Waveguides and Coaxial Cable - 01/02	01/02 (81k)
Voltage Standing Wave Ratio (VSWR) / Reflection Coefficient / Return Loss / Mismatch Loss - 02/01	02/01 (40k)
Microwave Coaxial Connectors - 03/05*	4/99 (196k)
Power Dividers and Directional Couplers - 03/02	4/99 (89k)
Attenuators / Filters / DC Blocks - 02/00	4/99 (41k)
Terminations / Dummy Loads - 05/00	4/99 (25k)
Circulators and Diplexers - 05/00	7/99 (30k)
Mixers and Frequency Discriminators - 03/00	7/99 (37k)
Detectors - 05/00	7/99 (32k)
Microwave Measurements - 05/00	7/99 (13k)

ELECTRO-OPTICS AND IR - 07/00		PDF
Introduction Optical Spectrum Terminology Atmospheric Transmission Detectors Lasers Fiberoptics Electro-Optical Systems		07/00 (385k)
Laser Safety - 02/00		12/98 (37k)

AIRCRAFT DYNAMICS CONSIDERATIONS	PDF
Free Fall / Aircraft Drag - 07/00	12/98 (36k)
Mach Number and Airspeed vs Altitude - 03/02	12/98 (173k)
Maneuverability - 07/00	12/98 (91k)
EMP / Aircraft Dimensions - 03/00	12/98 (40k)

DATA TRANSFER BUSSES	PDF
Data Busses - 05/02	05/02 (24k)
RS-232 Interface - 03/00	07/03 (38k)
RS-422 Balanced Voltage Interface - 03/00	5/99 (29k)
RS-485 Interface - 03/00	5/99 (29k)
IEEE-488 Interface Bus (HP-IB/GP-IB) -07/00	5/99 (25k)
MIL-STD-1553 and 1773 Data Bus - 11/99	5/99 (67k)

GLOSSARY - 03/06 - - - See also the Space and EW Lexicon

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