Course Code:
AHPF3030
Course Aims:
The aim of the course is to provide Engineers with a description of what constitutes an HSA long range radar station. What are the requirements of such a radar station and the equipment chosen will be covered. The course depth is restricted to the function of each equipment.
The course is aimed at:
Any Engineer who is going on to study any HSA related equipment in detail e.g. HSA 23cm Radar - Transmitter Receiver HSA 23cm Radar - Video Processing.
Course Description:
The aim of the course is to provide Engineers with a description of what constitutes an HSA Long Range Radar Station. The requirements of such a radar station and the equipments chosen will be covered. The course depth is restricted to the function of each equipment.
Training Objectives:
At the completion of the course, with the aid of relevant documentation, the student will be able to:-
- Name all the HSA stations that are used in the NATS system and describe their function within UKATS
- List the major equipment groups including ancillaries that are used on an HSA station
- Describe the primary radar transmitted pulse pattern,, diversity working and aerial characteristics
- Describe all the video signal processing techniques used, and say why they are used
- Given a block diagram of an HSA station, annotate it with all major equipment names and main signal names
- Describe, in brief, the Scottish Radar Programme and all other en-route radar systems
Course Pre-requisites:
A technical background.
Apply for more information about this course:
Email: sales.info@nats.co.uk
