Modern Radar Vertical Coverage Diagram Including Interference

Radar vertical coverage diagrams are created using either spreadsheets or custom code. These diagrams are used by radar designers and are based on theoretical calculations of the radar range equation. A new method that includes RF impairments and DSP signal processing design aspects is proposed. A phased array with a cosecant square beam pattern is used to validate the new method in a pulsed radar. The method is then augmented to include interference (e.g. jamming).