Decoding Guide
WSR-88D Technical Information
| Radome | Rigid Fiberglass | |
| Diameter | 39 ft | |
| rf loss - two way | 0.6 dB at 2800 MHz | |
| Pestal | Elevation over azimuth | |
| Azimuth | Elevation | |
| Steerability | 360 | +0.5 to +19.5 |
| Rotational rate - maximum | 36 s^-1 | 36 deg/sec |
| Acceleration | 15 s^-2 | 15 deg/sec^2 |
| Mechanical Limits | -1 deg to +60 deg | |
| Antenna | Parabloid of Revolution | |
| Polarization | Circular | |
| Reflector diameter | 28ft | |
| Gain (at 2800 MHz) | 45 dB | |
| Beam Width | 1 deg | |
| First Sidelobe level | -25 dB | |
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Transmitter and Receiver Subsystem Coherent - Chain Design |
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| Transmitter | ||
| Frequency Range | 2700 MHz to 3000 MHz | |
| Peak Power | 1 Mw | |
| Pulse Widths | 1.57 microsec to 4.5 microsec | |
| rf duty cycle | 0.002 maximum | |
| PRFs | Short pulse: 318 Hz to 1403 Hz | |
| Long Pulse: 318 Hz to 452 Hz | ||
| Receiver | ||
| Dynamic range | 93 dB | |
| Noise temperature | 450 Kelvin | |
| Intermediate frequency | 57.6 MHz | |
| Band width, 3 dB | 0.63 MHz | |