SPO15 feedback

[Muchocracker]

Sparrow/phoenix semi active illumination is HPRF PDI

9 hours ago, Dudikoff said:

And the C category is probably because it uses LPRF Pulse mode to keep target in track as the HPRF PD mode might lose track when the target turns to the side or to run away.

More modern PD radars would use MPRF here.

Which again wouldnt happen automatically and may be something the AI does. I would reccomend retesting with a player controlled aircraft. 

[AeriaGloria]

57 minutes ago, Muchocracker said:

Sparrow/phoenix semi active illumination is HPRF PDI

Which again wouldnt happen automatically and may be something the AI does. I would reccomend retesting with a player controlled aircraft. 

You’re saying F-14 uses PD for Sparrow F/M/Phoenix illumination, AND the RIO/AI can flip a CWI switch, correct? 
 

Unfortunately don’t have many friends flying the F-14 lol

[Muchocracker]

1 hour ago, AeriaGloria said:

You’re saying F-14 uses PD for Sparrow F/M/Phoenix illumination, AND the RIO/AI can flip a CWI switch, correct? 
 

Unfortunately don’t have many friends flying the F-14 lol

i had it backwards nvm. It's defaulted to CW with manual selection for PD. 

[AeriaGloria]

Interesting. I did find something in manual that could be a cause for this as well 

ED manual says that if SPO-15 sees a CW signal and a LPRF (category ‘C’) signal on the same azimuth, it is confused as a P category as long as both signals operate in same mode. 
 

I hear F-14 uses a second TWT for CW, idk about PD, and it was mentioned earlier about using LPRF to keep track during low closure rate. 
 

If PD can be manually activated, perhaps then we see what we see for other 4th gen’s, where we finally see a properly identified MPRF/HPRF “F” category. 
 

“If a continuous wave radar is detected on the same azimuth as a type С radar, and both operate

in the same mode (search or track), they might be falsely identified as a single type П radar - the

pilot must exercise their judgement to determine if the type П warning is legitimate or a false

positive. If the type П is selected as priority, it prevents types Х and С from being displayed at all

if present. If the two radars operate in different modes, the device has provisions to filter out false

type П indication, so in practice this will only happen when both radars are tracking

(as simultaneous illumination by both radars in search mode is unlikely).”

Edited Wednesday at 10:18 PM by AeriaGloria