Design of a passive radar network

This paper presents a pair of tools that can be use for design of a passive radar network (PRN). The one is called RAVLA and it is suited for searching potential sites for receivers among transmitters of opportunity as well as building up a passive radar surveillance network. The other one is called PAVA and it can be used for searching potential transmitters of opportunity for the receiver located at the certain site. Both tools presume that the properties of the transmitters and the receiver are known as well as the number of bistatic bases which are needed for the location of the target. Finally, some intermediate results of the design process of a DVB-T based passive radar network in Southern Finland are considered.