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Grouped in Bands and by type
Low, medium, high PRF and beyond
Stationary, slow moving and fast
Broad band, weatherproof, affordable
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Reports
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Reports
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Emitters - Marine
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Emitters – Aviation and Military
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Pulses
Pulse width
Pulse Repetition
Freq
X Band 8 – 12 GHz
Settle time Listening
time
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Absorbers
Essential formulae
Z0 = [H][E]
Z0 376.73031346177….Ohms~~
RdB = 10 log 10 Pin
Pout
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Pulses Kentish Flats scale
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Pulses
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FPV Morven
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Pulses and Artificial Radar Horizon
Artificial Radar Horizon
Can be fixed or mobile
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Absorbers - Artificial Radar Horizon
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Marine Targets
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Aviation Targets
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Absorbers
Typical Broadband response Typical Narrowband response
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What the radar sees
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Conclusions
S Band w/o RAM Max
S Band w/o RAM Typical
S Band with RAM
X Band w/o RAM Max
X Band w/o RAM Typical
X Band with RAM
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Conclusions
Images courtesy of Marico Marine Ltd
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FPV Morven with RAM
Real?
FPV Morven without RAM
Or imaginary!
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Fully stealthed?
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Tower Cloak Rating-17 dB >-20 dB
A+A
B B+
C
D
E
F
G
Full Stealth + Luneburg Lens
Blade Cloak + Luneburg Lens
Artificial Radar Horizon
Full Tower Cloak
Partial Tower Cloak
Blade Shimmer Cloak
No Cloak
Proposal for Wind Turbine Cloaking ratings
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Proposal for Wind Turbine Cloaking ratings
Tower Cloak RatingBladesTower Nacelle Spinner
Aviation - Scotton Common Windfarm 143
HITEK Hi-Power Tower 5MW Mk II
A+ A+
Blade Cloak example
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Proposal for Wind Turbine Cloaking ratings
Tower Cloak RatingBladesTower Nacelle Spinner
Aviation – Tuetoes Wood Windfarm 67
F
A A
HITEK Hi-Power Tower 3MW Mk I6
Blade Shimmer example
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Proposal for Wind Turbine Cloaking ratings
Tower Cloak RatingBladesTower Nacelle Spinner
Marine – Granton Harbour Windfarm 131
HITEK Hi-Power Tower 3.5MW Mk IA
E
Partial Tower example
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