Byte
Type
Description
0
char[4]
Identifier for a radar descriptor block (ascii characters "RADD").
4
long
Length of a radar descriptor block in bytes.
8
char [8]
Eight character radar name.
16
float
Radar/lidar constant
20
Typical peak power of the sensor in kw. Pulse energy is really the peak_power * pulse_width
24
Typical noise power of the sensor in dBm.
28
Gain of the receiver in db.
32
Gain of the antenna in db.
36
System Gain in db. (Ant G - WG loss)
40
Horizontal beam width in degrees. Beam divergence in milliradians is equivalent to beamwidth
44
Vertical beam width in degrees.
48
short
Radar Type (0)Ground, 1)Airborne Fore, 2)Airborne Aft, 3)airborne Tail, 4)Airborne Lower Fuselage, 5)Shipborne.
50
Scan Mode (0)Calibration, 1)PPI (constant Elevation) 2)Coplane, 3)RHI (Constant Azimuth), 4) Vertical Pointing, 5)Target (Stationary), 6)Manual, 7)Idle (Out of Control).
52
Requested rotational velocity of the antenna in degrees/sec.
56
Scan mode specific parameter #0 (Has different meaning for different scan modes).
60
Scan mode specific parameter #1.
64
Total number of parameter descriptor blocks for this radar.
66
Total number of additional descriptor block for this radar.
68
Data compression. 0 = none, 1 = HRD scheme.
70
Data Reduction algorithm: 1 = none, 2 = between 2 angles, 3 = Between concentric circles, 4 = Above/below certain altitudes.
72
1 = smallest positive angle in degrees, 2 = inner circle diameter, km, 4 = minimum altitude, km.
76
1 = largest positve angle, degress, 2 = outer cicle diameter, km, 4 = maximum altitude, km.
80
Longitude of radar in degrees.
84
Latitude of radar in degrees.
88
Altitude of radar above msl in km.
92
Effective unambiguous velocity, m/s.
96
Effective unambiguous range, km.
100
Number of frequencies transmitted.
102
Number of different inter-pulse periods transmitted.
104
Frequency 1.
108
Frequency 2.
112
Frequency 3.
116
Frequency 4.
120
Frequency 5.
124
Interpulse period 1.
128
Interpulse period 2.
132
Interpulse period 3.
136
Interpulse period 4.
140
Interpulse period 5.
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