Evaluating the Performance of FM-Based PCL Radar in the Presence of Jamming

In this paper, we examine an FM-based passive coherent location (PCL) radar system and attempt to quantify its performance in the presence of various different jamming waveforms namely broadband noise and a single tone on the carrier. It is shown that effective jamming can be achieved with relatively low jamming power. The importance of an effective direct signal canceller is also shown as a means of suppressing the jamming signal. The effect of these jamming scenarios is shown through simulation and then compared to a representative measured result from a real FM-based PCL radar system.