Finding your way around
Why and how the MNR Handbook was created
A Brief History of Marine Navigation Radars
Pre-History
Priming The Pump
Accelerating to Success
The Modern EraLegal Aspects of Marine Navigation Radar Design
Present-Day Technical Characteristics of MNR Systems
Pressure for Change - Current Activity
Pressure for Change - Consequences
The Cavity Magnetron
Basic Antenna Designs
Basic Design Architectures
Common CharacteristicsConsilium Navigation
Furuno
Garmin
GEM Elettronica
JRC
Kelvin Hughes
Koden (Anritsu, Simrad, et al)
Navico
Raymarine
Raytheon Anschutz
SAM Electronics (ex-STN Atlantik Marine)
Sperry Marine (ex-Racal/Decca)
Miscellany
Forensics: Physical Principles
Wavelength and Radio Frequency
Time and Distance
Polarization, Propagation and Attenuation
Size Matters
Forensics: Measurement and Quantization
Pulse Quantization
Signal Formation
Pulse Timing Behavior
Pulse Timing Characterization
Beamwidth Measurement and Antenna Gain
Abbreviations
Bibliography
Acknowledgments
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