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principle of radar operation
pulse waveform transmitted by radar
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AN/APG-66 radar in an F-16 fighter aircraft
refraction of HF radar radiation by the ionosphere
hook echo
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Air traffic controllers aboard the USS Essex monitoring radar screens, 2003.
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