Fixed Ground Antenna Radome (FGAR) Type II Operational Test and Evaluation (OTE)Operational Test (Lihue Terminal Radar Facility)

摘要

This report documents the Operational Test and Evaluation (OTE) Operationaltesting performed on the Type II, Fixed Ground Antenna Radome (FGAR) First Article installed at a terminal radar facility. The Type II FGAR is used at: (1) Mode Select Beacon System (Mode S) and Air Traffic Control Beacon Interrogator (ATCBI) beacon only sites (BOS), and (2) selected terminal radar facilities which experience severe environmental conditions. This testing was performed on the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Western-Pacific Region's Lihue Terminal Radar Facility (LIH), Hawaii (HI) The testing was limited to electromagnetic performance characteristics evaluation and human engineering tests. Electromagnetic performance characteristics data were collected by the Honolulu Combined Center/Radar Approach Control (CERAP) ZHN. The testing showed the FGAR did not degrade the antenna electromagnetic patterns. The human engineering test showed that the FGAR Zenith Service Hatch Assembly mounted equipment can be maintained by FAA environmental technicians. The testing determined that the FGAR meets the Operational Suitability and Operational Effectiveness requirements of the FAA.