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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">In [[radar]], the time-averaged [[power]] transmitted by an [[antenna]] into space.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">Mathematically, average power is the product of the [[peak power]] transmitted, the [[pulse duration]],  and the [[pulse repetition frequency]]. <br/>''See'' [[transmitted power]].</div><br/> </div>
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Latest revision as of 21:50, 13 January 2024

In radar, the time-averaged power transmitted by an antenna into space.

Mathematically, average power is the product of the peak power transmitted, the pulse duration, and the pulse repetition frequency.
See transmitted power.


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