AWACS Radar Development

Talking about high-powered radar used in the AWACS aircraft. How it works and its development from 1960-1990. The radar operates with a 3 GHz range and can do everything from detect other aircraft to motion on the ground. Rudy Dehn and team had to develop a new klystron with higher data rate than ever before using quick bursts of energy.

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That’s my dad there -Robert P. Watson!

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Great Americans, all.

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Good stuff. Thanks!

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100,000V ... DC!!, wow & interesting

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quality.

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So nobody has been building these things for 50 years? Shocking.