General Electric Company

US Government As Represented by the Secretary of the Army

Donald A Wilbur

Philip H Peters, Jr

1. An automatic radar jamming transmitter comprising a plurality of voltatuned magnetrons each adapted to be tuned over a prescribed wide range of frequencies, discrete voltage tuning means in circuit with each of said magnetrons respectively whereby each of said magnetrons initially and simultaneously generate radio-frequency energy at prescribed discrete frequencies, means for simultaneously varying said discrete voltage tuning means in a random manner whereby the discrete outputs of said magnetrons comprise simultaneously generated frequency modulated noise signals, means for amplifying said noise signals, and means in circuit with said amplifying means for producing random changes in the amplitudes of said noise signals.

Radar jamming transmitter

1. A frequency diversity radar transmission system comprising a source of curring periodic pulses, a magnetron type oscillator adapted to be voltage tuned for generating continuous waves of radio-frequency energy, means responsive to said pulses for voltage tuning said magnetron whereby the continuous wave output frequency of the magnetron is instantaneously shifted to successive discrete frequencies by successive pulses and the respective discrete frequencies are maintained constant for the period between any two successive pulses, a transmitting antenna, wideband amplifier means driven by the output of said magnetron and having its output coupled to said antenna, and means for periodically energizing said amplifier immediately after each of said successive shifts in frequency whereby radio-frequency pulse energy is coupled through said amplifier to said transmitting antenna only for a relatively small fraction of the period of said recurring pulses, each of the transmitted pulses comprising discrete frequencies.

Frequency diversity radar system

1. A magnetron discharge device for noise generation comprising an elongated cathode, a plurality of spaced anode segments surrounding said cathode to define a cylindrical space charge chamber, and means for establishing a radial electric field between said cathode and said anode segments for imparting an average rotational velocity about the cathode to an electronic space charge when a magnetic field is axially directed through the space charge chamber, said spaced segments and the gaps between them differing in relative widths whereby electrons traveling under different segments and gaps have different transit times.

Radio frequency noise generating magnetron

1. A magnetron discharge device for noise generation comprising an elongated cathode and a plurality of anode segments surrounding said cathode to define a cylindrical space charge chamber, said cathode comprising a helix having a diameter equal to at least half the space charge chamber diameter and having a spacing between adjacent turns equal to at least half the helix diameter.

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Donald A Wilbur