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secondary radar

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secondary radar [′sek·ən‚der·ē ′rā‚där]
(electronics)
Radar which receives pulses transmitted by an interrogator and makes a return transmission (usually on a different frequency) by its transponder, as opposed to a primary radar which receives pulses returned from illuminated objects.


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The aircraft was not in communication and also the secondary radar response code or the Squawk code of the aircraft, was not correct.
Later chapters cover circuitry and hardware, secondary radar systems, microwave transmission, radar transmitters and receivers, the Doppler effect, and radar displays.
The Beacon Interrogator Model 6 secondary radar system will cost about $4 million, with about half coming from the FAA.
 
 
 
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