ATT1810 Chapter 3 Part3

Question 1

What does the acronym RADAR stand for?

Answer 1

Radio Detection and Ranging

Question 2

What are the 5 components of a radar?

Answer 2

Transmitter
Receiver
Antenna
Duplexer
Display

Question 3

What does the transmitter do?

Answer 3

Sends radio energy out from the antenna

Question 4

What does the receiver do?

Answer 4

Amplify and detect faint returns from targets

Question 5

What does the duplexer do?

Answer 5

Keeps the powerful transmission signal from burning out the delicate receiver

Question 6

What does the antenna do?

Answer 6

Directs the radar energy in a tight beam

Question 7

What does the display do?

Answer 7

Allows a user to see the returns from the radar beam

Question 8

Identify the following
ASR
ARSR
ASDE

Answer 8

ASR - Airport Surveillance Radar (Terminal)
ARSR - Air Route Surveillance Radar (En Route)
ASDE - Airport Surface Detection Equipment (Tower)

Question 9

What are primary and secondary radar?

Answer 9

Primary Radar - radar echos (skin paint)

Secondary Radar - beacon code returns

Question 10

What is Mode 3?

Answer 10

Standard air traffic control mode

Question 11

What is Mode C?

Answer 11

Altitude encoding

Question 12

What is a beacon slash?

Answer 12

Symbol on the radar for a beacon return

Question 13

What is an Ident?

Answer 13

A feature of the transponder that causes the beacon slash to change for identification

Question 14

What are discrete and non-discrete codes?

Answer 14

Non-discrete codes are codes that have zeros for the last 2 numbers in the transponder code. Discrete codes are any codes that do not end in 00

Question 15

What is squawk standby? How is it used?

Answer 15

Squawk standby is a setting on the transponder that stops responding to the radar, but keeps the transponder warmed up. It is used to reduce clutter, or identify an aircraft.

Question 16

What is EDST?

Answer 16

Electronic strips plus information on possible collisions, airspace violations, winds, and more

Question 17

What do you call the divisions used to break up ARTCC airspace?

Answer 17

Sectors

Question 18

What type of sectors does an ARTCC have?

Answer 18

Low, Intermediate, High, Ultra High

Question 19

What are the 4 main positions in an ARTCC?

Answer 19

Radar, Radar Associate, Coordinator, Data (radar assistant)

Question 20

What are the 4 main positions in a Tower?

Answer 20

Local, Ground, Clearance Delivery, Flight Data

Question 21

What does an NRS (National Reference System) reference point look like?

Answer 21

5 number/letters
1) K
2) Letter for ARTCC airspace located in
3-4) 2 digit Latitude
5) 1 letter Longitude