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From: daveg@tiberius.clearpoint.com (Dave Goldblatt)
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: Re: Radars in Fighters, AWACS, etc.
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Date: 20 Mar 91 03:43:22 GMT
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From: daveg@tiberius.clearpoint.com (Dave Goldblatt)

In article <1991Mar18.135333.19904@cbnews.att.com> stevew@wyse.wyse.com (Steve Wilson x2580 dept303) writes:

   From: stevew@wyse.wyse.com (Steve Wilson x2580 dept303)

   Naaaaah!  The basic way a radar works is that you send out a pulse
   and measure the time until you see the reflection. How can you do
   this if you aren't the emitter(taking into account that we're talking
   about the speed of light here and nano-seconds count! )  If such is
   the case then it is done via data links.  It would be quite reasonable
   for something that is already making alot of radio noise like AWACS
   to also send out an encrypted data stream in the clear that the planes
   received and re-displayed to the weapons officer.

This is what the F-14 does.  It has the ability to receive radar information
from an E-2C in the region, and thus "run silent". :-)  Very convienient
when the 'Cat is skimming the wavetops sneaking up on someone!

I don't think you can have it both ways at the same time, however; it's
an either/or situtation.

-dg-