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title: "SkyRadar NextGen 8 GHz Pulse Radar: Video on the Measurement of the Radar Cross Section in PPI and A-Scope"
description: Radar cross-section (RCS) is the cross section of an object as seen by a radar. The following video shows in a simple experimental set-up how to measure the radar cross section of an object with SkyRadar's training radars.
---

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# [SkyRadar NextGen 8 GHz Pulse Radar: Video on the Measurement of the Radar Cross Section in PPI and A-Scope](https://www.skyradar.com/blog/skyradar-nextgen-8-ghz-pulse-radar-video-on-the-measurement-of-the-radar-cross-section-in-the-ppi-and-the-a-scope)

 Written by [Ulrich Scholten, PhD](https://www.skyradar.com/blog/author/ulrich-scholten-phd) | Apr 19, 2020

Radar cross-section (RCS) is the cross section of an object as seen by a radar. A larger RCS indicates that an object is more easily detected.  
The size of the radar cross section is defined by the following parameters ([source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radar_cross-section)):

- the target's material
- the size of the target relative to the wavelength of the illuminating radar signal;
- the absolute size of the target;
- the incident angle (angle at which the radar beam hits a particular portion of the target, which depends upon the shape of the target and its orientation to the radar source);
- the reflected angle (angle at which the reflected beam leaves the part of the target hit; it depends upon incident angle);
- the polarization of the transmitted and the received radiation with respect to the orientation of the target.

The following video shows in a simple experimental set-up how to measure the radar cross section of an object with SkyRadar's training radars. You can measure the RCS with our NextGen 8 GHz Pulse Radar.

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