Calculating beamwidth of a radar

Thread starter orla22
Start date May 6, 2009
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Radar

May 6, 2009

orla22

beamwidth = 60(lamda) / area

i knw lamda = c x f

how do i find the area ? and also what is c and f in relation to radar?

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May 6, 2009

orla22

i found c is speed of light and freq should be in question as for area, how do i find this

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