User's Manual Part 1

T ECHNICAL D OCUMENTATION P ROTECTING P EOPLE AND A SSETS
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The 1-meter variant shown in FIGURE XX is capable of supporting full operation in sustained
winds up to 75 mph, and with wind gusts to 90 mph. To deliver radar and motor cooling, the
system provides for water-cooling using naval shipboard cooling techniques.
Figure 2. 1.8 Meter Ranger-X5 Variant
The standard Ranger-X5 system configuration includes an elevation over azimuth pedestal
providing on-board, environmentally sealed, and controlled electronics housing for the
transmitters, receivers, and signal digitizer in conjunction with a NEMA 4 grade environmentally
controlled ground interface enclosure. The ground interface contains the system power supplies,
EEC IQ2 signal processor, Local Control Interface (LCI) station, Radar Control Unit (RCU)
Computer running EEC COBRA software, EEC EDGE software system workstation, and
associated communication interfaces. The ground interface enclosure is not required with
customer furnished facilities.
The standard configuration uses two 500-Watt transmitters located on the pedestal above the
elevation rotational axis to support Dual Polarization operation. This design eliminates the need
for waveguide switches, waveguide rotary joints, or a power splitter, allowing for complete
diversity in H/V measurement schemes and minimum path loss in both the transmission and
reception path.
The radar system provides standard precipitation intensity, turbulence, and velocity modes of
analysis with extremely high precision in all modes of operation. Normal radar control and data
processing utilizes the EDGE Radar Control and Analysis Software. A separate technical manual