EW 101 A First Course in Electronic Warfare; Contents; Preface; 1 Introduction; The Scope of the Book; More Detailed Information; Generalities About EW; How to Understand Electronic Warfare; On to the Specifics; 2 Basic Mathematical Concepts; 2.1 dB Values and Equations; 2.1.1 Conversion to and from dB Form; 2.1.2 Absolute Values in dB Form; 2.1.3 dB Equations; 2.2 The Link Equation for All EW Functions; 2.2.1 The "One-Way Link"; 2.2.2 Propagation Losses; 2.2.3 Receiver Sensitivity; 2.2.4 Effective Range; 2.3 Link Issues in Practical EW Applications; 2.3.1 Power Out in the Ether Waves.
2.3.2 Sensitivity in [mu]V/m2.3.3 "Links" in Radar Operation; 2.3.4 Interfering Signals; 2.3.5 Low-Frequency Signals Close to the Earth; 2.4 Relations in Spherical Triangles; 2.4.1 The Role of Spherical Trigonometry in EW; 2.4.2 The Spherical Triangle; 2.4.3 Trigonometric Relationships in Any Spherical Triangle; 2.4.4 The Right Spherical Triangle; 2.5 EW Applications of Spherical Trigonometry; 2.5.1 Elevation-Caused Error in Azimuth-Only DF System; 2.5.2 Doppler Shift; 2.5.3 Observation Angle in 3-D Engagement; 3Antennas; 3.1 Antenna Parameters and Definitions; 3.1.1 First, Some Definitions.
3.1.2 The Antenna Beam; 3.1.3 More About Antenna Gain; 3.1.4 About Polarization; 3.2 Types of Antennas; 3.2.1 Selecting an Antenna to Do the Job; 3.2.2 General Characteristics of Various Types of Antennas; 3.3 Parameter Tradeoffs in Parabolic Antennas; 3.3.1 Gain Versus Beamwidth; 3.3.2 Effective Antenna Area; 3.3.3 Antenna Gain as a Function of Diameter and Frequency; 3.3.4 Gain of Nonsymmetrical Antennas; 3.4 Phased Array Antennas; 3.4.1 Phased Array Antenna Operation; 3.4.2 Antenna Element Spacing; 3.4.3 Phased Array Antenna Beamwidth; 3.4.4 Phased Array Antenna Gain.
3.4.5 Beam Steering Limitation; 4 Receivers; 4.1 Crystal Video Receiver; 4.2 IFM Receiver; 4.3 Tuned Radio Frequency Receiver; 4.4 Superheterodyne Receiver; 4.5 Fixed Tuned Receiver; 4.6 Channelized Receiver; 4.7 Bragg Cell Receiver; 4.8 Compressive Receiver; 4.9 Digital Receivers; 4.10 Receiver Systems; 4.10.1 Crystal Video and IFM Receivers Combined; 4.10.2 Receivers for Difficult Signals; 4.10.3 Special Receiver Time Shared by Several Operators; 4.11 Receiver Sensitivity; 4.11.1 Where Sensitivity Is Defined; 4.11.2 The Three Components of Sensitivity; 4.12 FM Sensitivity.
4.12.1 FM Improvement Factor; 4.13 Digital Sensitivity; 4.13.1 Output SNR; 4.13.2 Bit Error Rate; 5 EW Processing; 5.1 Processing Tasks; 5.1.1 RF Threat Identification; 5.1.2 Logic Flow in Threat Identification; 5.2 Determining Values of Parameters; 5.2.1 Pulse Width; 5.2.2 Frequency; 5.2.3 Direction of Arrival; 5.2.4 Pulse Repetition Interval; 5.2.5 Antenna Scan; 5.2.6 Receiving Pulses in the Presence of CW; 5.3 Deinterleaving; 5.3.1 Pulse on Pulse; 5.3.2 Deinterleaving Tools; 5.3.3 Digital Receivers; 5.4 Operator Interface; 5.4.1 In General (Computers Versus Humans).
5.4.2 Operator Interface in the Integrated Aircraft EW Suite.
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