A short while later, England established a chain of Radio Detection and Ranging, or radar, stations along its south and east coasts to detect enemy planes and ships.
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In 1941, the U . S . Navy coined the acronym'RADAR'( RAdio Detection And Ranging ) for such systems; this soon led to the name'radar'and spread to other countries.
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The acronym RADAR ( for RAdio Detection And Ranging ) was coined by the U . S . Navy in 1940, and the term " radar " became widely used.
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The name radar came from the acronym RADAR, coined by the U . S . Navy in 1940 as a cover for their secret activities in Radio Detection And Ranging.
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The name was soon adopted by the U . S . Army, replacing Radio Position Finding ( RPF ), and by the British, replacing Radio Detection and Finding ( RDF ).
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The acronym RADAR ( for RAdio Detection And Ranging ) was coined by the U . S . Navy in 1940, and the subsequent name " radar " was soon widely used.
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List the merits and demerits of airborne radio detection finding at medium, high and very high frequencies ? please help The preceding contribs ) 06 : 33, 26 April 2007 ( UTC ).
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Based on this, Page, Taylor, and Young are usually credited with building and demonstrating the world's first true radar . ( Radar is a name coming from an acronym for RAdio Detection And Ranging.
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The Coherent Technologies system is called LIDAR, for Light Detection and Ranging . ( " Radar " stands for Radio Detection and Ranging . ) It sends out a laser beam 2 to 4 inches wide.
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In laboratory test during 1938, the system, now designated USS " New York " for sea trials starting in January 1939, and became the first operational radio detection and ranging set in the U . S . fleet.
