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The Future of Radar Target Enhancers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 November 2009

N. Ward
N. Ward
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(Trinity House Lighthouse Service)
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Extract

The development, present status and likely application of Radar Target Enhancers are discussed. Their role in improving the effectiveness of aids to navigation and enhancing the safety of small craft is considered and their likely further development assessed.

The Radar Target Enhancer (RTE) is a device which automatically transmits a signal in response to an interrogating signal received. The response from an RTE has no identifying code. The RTE only amplifies and retransmits the radar signal received, so that it has the same appearance on a display as a passive return, but is more consistent. The purpose is to improve the radar returns from navigation marks and to improve radar detection of small craft, to reduce the risk of collision.

Keywords

1. Radar.2. Radar target enhancers.3. Radar transponders.
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Navigation , Volume 50 , Issue 2 , May 1997 , pp. 248 - 250
Copyright
Copyright © The Royal Institute of Navigation 1997

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