"A",
"B",
"C",
"D",
"E",
"F",
"G",
"H",
"I",
"J",
"K",
"L",
"M",
"N",
"O",
"P",
"Q",
"R",
"S",
"T",
"U",
"V",
"W",
"X",
"Y",
"Z"
"R" to "Ra", "Re" to "Rz"
RECEIVER: In radar, a unit that converts rf echoes to video and/or audio signals.
RECEIVER BANDWIDTH: The difference between the limiting frequencies within which receiver performance in respect to some characteristic falls within specified limits. (In most receivers
this will be the difference between the two frequencies where the intermediate frequency (IF) amplifier gain falls off 3 dB from the gain at the center IF frequency.) See also Receiver Selectivity.
RECEIVER SELECTIVITY: The degree to which a receiver is capable of differentiating between the desired signal
and signals or interference at other frequencies. (The narrower the receiver bandwidth, the greater the selectivity.)
RECEIVER SENSITIVITY: The degree to which a receiver can usefully detect a weak signal; the
lower limit of useful signal input to the receiver.
RECOVERY TIME: In a radar, the time interval between the end of the transmitted pulse and the time
when echo signals are no longer attenuated by the tr gap.
REFLECTION: The turning back (or to the side) of a radio wave as a result of impinging on any conducting surface which is at least comparable in dimension to the wavelength of the radio wave.
REFLEX KLYSTRON: A microwave oscillator that is tuned by changing the repeller voltage.
RESOLUTION: In radar, the minimum separation in angle or in range between two targets which the radar is
capable of distinguishing.
RF (RADIO FREQUENCY): A term indicating high frequency electro-magnetic energy.
RFI (RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE): Any induced, radiated, or conducted electrical disturbance or
transient that causes undesirable responses or malfunctioning in any electrical or electronic equipment, device, or system. (also RFI).
RING AROUND: A condition in which a repeater jammer's total gain, from receiver antenna to transmitter
antenna, exceeds the antenna isolation resulting in the repeater amplifying it's own internal noise. Akin to positive feedback in an amplifier that causes unwanted oscillations.
RING AROUND (RADAR-TO-RADAR): The condition where radio frequency interference signals from a
transmitter of one radar enter the receiving circuits of another radar.
ROPE - An element of chaff consisting of a long roll of metallic foil or wire which is designed for broad, low frequency response. See Chaff.
RINGING: Rf oscillations caused by shock excitation of a resonant circuit (cavity).
R-SCOPE: (RANGE SCOPE) See A-scope or PPI.
