Radar | Weather Radar Practical Operation

Question 1

When SBY is selected, ____

Answer 1

• Power is applied to Tx/Rx and display
• Things warm up and self-check
• No transmission

Question 2

When TEST is selected ___

Answer 2

Pre-flight testing

Question 3

When WX is selected ___

Answer 3

Radar will show returns from all cloud, the swept gain function is engaged

Question 4

When WXT is selected ___

Answer 4

Radar will show cloud returns and indicate areas of associated turbulence; the swept gain function is engaged

Question 5

When MAP is selected ___

Answer 5

• Selection is used for ground mapping.
• Aerial will need to be tilted down
• Swept gain deactivated

Question 6

When RANGE is selected ___

Answer 6

• ## Switches Tx/Rx power and timebase and allows the maximum range to be selected

Question 7

When TILT is selected ___

Answer 7

• Permits up/down elevation of the beam

Question 8

Outline how swept gain works

Answer 8

Immediately after transmitting, the receive gain is set very low and increased as time passes. For very weak signals which have taken a long time to return, the receive gain will be at maximum gain.