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US 5107272

RADAR SYSTEM EMPLOYING INJECTION LOCKED TRANSMITTED STAGE

Assignee

MARCONI COMPANY LIMITED, THE, A BRITISH COMPANY

Filed

Nov 27, 1989

Granted

Apr 21, 1992

Location

HERTFORDSHIRE EN GB

Abstract

A radar transmitter chain employing injection locked oscillator, e.g., a magnetron, as an output stage. Problems arise with maintaining the injection locking bandwidth centered on the radar source transmit frequency. This alignment is maintained by allowing the magnetron (38) free running frequency to drift, along with its injection locking bandwidth and then to force the radar source frequency (30) to follow the magnetron frequency. A phase difference measurement (44) between the injection signal (35) and the magnetron output signal (37) provides the control for a feedback loop (60) which may control a tunable VCO (48) or selection from a bank of fixed frequency oscillators (78).

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35 USC §181 Secrecy Order

Imposed

Mar 22, 1990

Rescinded

Apr 23, 1991

Duration

1 year, 1 month

Inventor

  • 1DAVID W. JOYNSON

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