The A-scope display, shown in the figure, presents only the range to the target and the relative strength of the echo. Such a display is normally used in weapons control radar systems. The bearing and elevation angles are presented as dial or digital readouts that correspond to the actual physical position of the antenna. The A-scope normally uses an electrostatic-deflection crt. The sweep is produced by applying a sawtooth voltage to the horizontal deflection plates. The electrical length (time duration) of the sawtooth voltage determines the total amount of range displayed on the crt face.
The A- scope display is using in older radar sets only as monitoring oscilloscope. In modern digital radar sets don't exist a similar targets videosignal. The target messages are transmitted to the displays as a digital word. There isn't any possibility to get a synchronizing signal for these asynchronuous serial digital signals. Well, the oscilloscope can get an internal trigger only. Therefore it is impossible to analyze the bit sequence with a simple oscilloscope. The only one statement is possible: a digital word is existent, that means, obviously the drivermodul for this line works.
A control-pulse shown at an A-scope of the russian VHF-radar „Spoon
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