Build a Passive Radar With Software-Defined Radio
Cars That Think
OCTOBER 25, 2022
A reference antenna picks up a signal from, say, a cell tower, while a surveillance antenna is tuned to the same frequency. The reference and surveillance signals are compared. The second reason is that pointing a directional antenna away from the reference source means that it’s less likely to be swamped by the reference signal.
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