Navy Electronic Warfare Handbook

FUNDAMENTALS

Constants, Conversions, and Characters (2-1)
Mathematical Notation (2-2)
Frequency Spectrum. (2-3)
Decibel (dB) (2-4)
Duty Cycle (2-5)
Doppler Shift (2-6)
Electronic Formulas (2-7)
Missile and Electronic Equipment Designations (2-8)
Radar Horizon / Line of Sight (2-9)
Propagation Time / Resolution (2-10)
Modulation (2-11)
Transforms / Wavelets (2-12)

ANTENNAS

Antenna Introduction / Basics (3-1)
Polarization (3-2)
Radiation Patterns (3-3)
Frequency / Phase Effects of Antennas (3-4)
Antenna Near Field (3-5)
Radiation Hazards (3-6)

RADAR EQUATIONS

Field Intensity and Power Density (4-1)
Power Density (4-2)
One-Way Radar Equation / RF Propagation (4-3)
Two-Way Radar Equation (Monostatic) (4-4)
Alternate Two-Way Radar Equation (4-5)
Two-Way Radar Equation (Bistatic) (4-6)
Jamming to Signal (J/S) Ratio - Constant Power [Saturated] Jamming (4-7)
Burn-Through / Crossover Range (4-8)
Support Jamming (4-9)
Jamming to Signal (J/S) Ratio - Constant Gain [Linear] Jamming (4-10)
Radar Cross Section (RCS) (4-11)
Emission Control (EMCON) (4-12)

RADAR AND RECEIVER CHARACTERISTICS & TEST

RF Atmospheric Absorption / Ducting (5-1)
Receiver Sensitivity / Noise (5-2)
Receiver Types and Characteristics (5-3)
Radar Modes (5-4)
General Radar Display Types (5-5)
IFF - Identification - Friend or Foe (5-6)
Receiver Tests (5-7)
Signal Sorting and Direction Finding (5-8)

MICROWAVE / RF COMPONENTS

Microwave Waveguides and Coaxial Cable (6-1)
Voltage Standing Wave Ratio (VSWR) / Reflection Coefficient

Return Loss / Mismatch Loss (6-2)

Microwave Coaxial Connectors (6-3)
Power Dividers and Directional Couplers (6-4)
Attenuators / Filters / DC Blocks (6-5)
Terminations / Dummy Loads (6-6)
Circulators and Diplexers (6-7)
Mixers and Frequency Discriminators (6-8)
Detectors (6-9)
Microwave Measurements (6-10)

ELECTRO-OPTICS AND IR (7-1)

Introduction (7-1.1)
Optical Spectrum (7-1.1)
Terminology (7-1.3)
Photometric Quantities (7-1.5)
Generalized Detection Problem (7-1.6)
Atmospheric Transmission (7-1.9)
Detectors (7-1.10)
Lasers (7-1.16)
Fiber Optics (7-1.19)
Electro-Optical Systems (7-1.19)
Laser Safety (7-2)

AIRCRAFT DYNAMICS CONSIDERATIONS

Free Fall / Aircraft Drag (8-1)
Mach Number and Airspeed vs Altitude (8-2)
Maneuverability (8-3)
EMP / Aircraft Dimensions (8-4)

DATA TRANSFER BUSSES

Data Busses (9-1)
RS-232 Interface (9-2)
RS-422 Balanced Voltage Interface (9-3)
RS-485 Interface (9-4)
IEEE-488 Interface Bus (HP-IB/GP-IB) (9-5)
MIL-STD-1553 & 1773 Data Bus (9-6)

GLOSSARY (10-1)