{"id":48998,"date":"2019-06-17T04:00:24","date_gmt":"2019-06-17T08:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=48998"},"modified":"2019-08-28T08:30:21","modified_gmt":"2019-08-28T12:30:21","slug":"how-does-radar-work-james-may-qa-head-squeeze","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2019\/06\/17\/how-does-radar-work-james-may-qa-head-squeeze\/","title":{"rendered":"How does RADAR work? | James May Q&#038;A | Head Squeeze"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ywDE57CtaTM\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>BBC Earth Lab<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Published on 29 Nov 2013<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>How does RADAR work? It&#8217;s a bit like shouting very loudly at a cliff and waiting for the echo to come back to you. Whether you use rude words or not is completely up to you.<\/p>\n<p>RADAR is emitting a sound wave and waiting for the echo to come back to you. By timing the returning echo you can work out where exactly another object is.<\/p>\n<p>The really interesting thing about radar is if you use multiple angled receivers you can work out the position and height of a target. This technology was essential in winning the Battle of Britain in 1940.<\/p>\n<p>But that was 1940, what about radar now? Is it as defunct as the 3 \u00bd inch floppy disk? Well, no actually. Radar is still pretty important in the military but the technology is a lot more advanced. In fact each time you connect to a sat nav to figure out where you are, you are using the network of satellites that calculate your position using the same principles of radar.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to Alyssa Ann for her portrait of Jeremy Clarkson:  <a href=\"http:\/\/alyssamenold.com\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/alyssamenold.com\/<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Screenshot_2019-06-17-How-does-RADAR-work-James-May-Q-A-Head-Squeeze.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Screenshot_2019-06-17-How-does-RADAR-work-James-May-Q-A-Head-Squeeze-480x270.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-49000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Screenshot_2019-06-17-How-does-RADAR-work-James-May-Q-A-Head-Squeeze-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Screenshot_2019-06-17-How-does-RADAR-work-James-May-Q-A-Head-Squeeze-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Screenshot_2019-06-17-How-does-RADAR-work-James-May-Q-A-Head-Squeeze-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Screenshot_2019-06-17-How-does-RADAR-work-James-May-Q-A-Head-Squeeze-853x480.png 853w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Screenshot_2019-06-17-How-does-RADAR-work-James-May-Q-A-Head-Squeeze.png 930w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BBC Earth Lab Published on 29 Nov 2013 How does RADAR work? It&#8217;s a bit like shouting very loudly at a cliff and waiting for the echo to come back to you. Whether you use rude words or not is completely up to you. 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