Radar Fundamentals

Course Presenter
Mr. Robert T. Hill
Mr. Robert T. Hill received the BS (Iowa State University) and the MS (University of Maryland), both in EE, in 1957 and 1967. In 1960, after working in industry and as an Air Force officer, he began government civilian service, retiring in 1988, in the development of naval radar. He began teaching professional seminars in 1975, continuing today with many sponsors worldwide. He chaired the IEEE international radar conferences in 1975, 1980, 1985 and 1990, and continues in the organisation of those and related conferences abroad. He has written chapters of books, conference papers and magazine articles, and writes radar entries for the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology.

Mode of Delivery
21-23 June 2004 at Canberra, ACT
28-30 June 2004 at Sydney, NSW

Course Summary
A three-day course covering the basics of radar, taught in a manner for true understanding of the fundamentals, even for the complete newcomer. Covered are electromagnetic waves, frequency bands, the natural phenomena of scattering and propagation, radar performance calculations and other tools used in radar work, and a "walk through" the four principal subsystems - the transmitter, the antenna, the receiver and signal processor, and the control and interface apparatus - covering in each the underlying principle and componentry. A few simple exercises reinforce the student's understanding. Both surface based and airborne radars are addressed.

Registration
Please complete the registration form: and send it together with your fee, if appropriate, to the address on the form by no later than 07 June 2004 for Canberra course and by no later than 15 June 2004 for Sydney course.