Radar Applications - Radar System Test The ability to analyze radar performance and function is critical for defense radar. Electronic counter-measure (ECM) threats exist in the RF spectrum from 30KHz to 50GHz. The defense radar must accurately determine the threat's location and direction and defend itself against determined ECM. This ATE is designed to analyze radar equipment to 40GHz. The ATE is capable of radar frequency profiling by characterizing frequency transients in pulsed or CW modulation (i.e., chirp), by measuring signals that sweep up to 800MHz/s, and by analyzing carrier frequencies of agile signals and staggered PRIs. The signal generators test state-of-the-art radar and EW receivers with high-fidelity pulse modulation. The station has the capability of verifying modern receiver and transmitter performance and can evaluate transmitter/receiver performance against simulated target and electronic counter- measures (ECM) and can simulate antenna scanning and data comms. Audio signals from 20 Hz to 100 KHz can be analyzed for distortion, SNR and SINAD. Modulated signals from 150KHz to 1.3GHz can be characterized. The ATE handles AM, FM, pulse and phase modulation. Systems can be analyzed from system level down to the slice or component level- mixers, amplifiers, filters and IF slices. The ATE capability can be further multiplied by configuring the options available to the equipment.