5. Hardware Layout

6. Antennas in my backyard (an understanding wife) C-band Antennas – 5.8 GHz X-band Antennas – 10.4 GHz Antennas are designed for point-to-point Internet service

7. Hardware Layout Costs for C-band Radar ~$US 6k

8. Simplified Tx and Rx Schematic

9. Timing Diagram: Frequency Chirp and Data Collection Trigger f 0 f 1 B = f 1 - f 0 Frequency Chirp Data Collection Trigger T delay T dwell T end T wait T IPP T sweep Sweep Trigger Data is being collected

13. Range Equations Target Tx Rx R f 0 f 1 B = f 1 - f 0 T sweep Tx Rx For a linear FM signal, a hard target located at range R will generate a delayed version of the transmitted signal t = 2 R / c seconds later.

19. 21 Second Dwell during Rain Clutter Downward Motion 5 m resolution 300 m 0 m

20. 21 Second Dwell during Rain Clutter Downward Motion 300 m 0 m

21. 21 & 10.5 Second Dwells Time: 0-10.5 sec Time: 10.5-21 sec Time: 0-21 sec

22. 5 second Dwells Time: 0-5 sec Time: 10-15 sec Time: 5-10 sec Time: 15-20 sec

23. 21 Second Dwell, Mean Reflectivity & Doppler Velocity

24. 21 Second Dwell processed into 1 second intervals 21 Seconds

25. C- and X-band Observations During Snow C-Band Radar X-Band Radar A snow event passed over my house on 13 November 2009 and was observed by both the C-band and X-band radars. The X-band transmitted power was limited due to a bad amplifier which reduced its altitude coverage.